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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 366 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Find the topic, use the idea): Find the topic: invention, branch, design step, limit or goal, testing, teamwork or tools. Use that lesson’s rule — the design process order is ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve. For number questions, write the calculation before you answer.

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  1. 1.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a telephone (d) a tunnel
  2. 2.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) fit on a school desk (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) lift a cup of water
  4. 4.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a hammer (b) a protractor (c) a spirit level (d) sandpaper
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) hide a failed test (c) record every result (d) use the same load
  6. 6.True or false: a chemical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “load it with coins”? (a) choose and draw one (b) load it with coins
  8. 8.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) repeat each test (c) change lots at once (d) measure the same way
  10. 10.True or false: a civil engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to redesign after testing is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which need does a train meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) reach a top floor fast (c) carry many people far (d) see very tiny things
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a mountain (c) a dam (d) a water filter
  14. 14.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spirit level. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job is a hammer for? (a) measure a long length (b) grip and bend wire (c) drive in a nail (d) check a shelf is level
  17. 17.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure an angle (c) cut a wooden plank (d) check a shelf is level
  18. 18.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) reach a top floor fast
  19. 19.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) checks the goals are met (c) collects the supplies (d) keeps the team on track
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) use at most 20 straws (d) finish in 40 minutes
  21. 21.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 290 g, 240 g and 250 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  22. 22.True or false: a computer engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  24. 24.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the team names (c) goals a design must meet (d) the tools you use
  27. 27.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) yes, only once (c) only on Sundays (d) no, it repeats
  28. 28.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a boring story (c) a lost cricket match (d) a sad song
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a mobile phone (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Improve
  31. 31.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to decorate a room (b) to test ideas cheaply (c) to avoid testing (d) to sell them at once
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a fridge (c) a bridge (d) a water filter
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a dam (c) a rainbow (d) a river
  34. 34.🧪 The first prototype held 260 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 300 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  35. 35.True or false: to hide a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) be under 30 cm tall
  37. 37.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Test
  38. 38.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) leave tools on the floor (c) carry scissors closed (d) tie back long hair
  40. 40.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a solar panel
  2. False
  3. lift a cup of water
  4. a protractor
  5. hide a failed test
  6. False
  7. choose and draw one
  8. True
  9. change lots at once
  10. False
  11. True
  12. carry many people far
  13. a mountain
  14. False
  15. True
  16. drive in a nail
  17. check a shelf is level
  18. reach a top floor fast
  19. collects the supplies
  20. carry 10 coins
  21. 260
  22. False
  23. good testing
  24. False
  25. True
  26. goals a design must meet
  27. no, it repeats
  28. a road that floods
  29. a rainbow
  30. Plan
  31. to test ideas cheaply
  32. a water filter
  33. a dam
  34. 40
  35. True
  36. stand in a fan breeze
  37. Plan
  38. Improve
  39. leave tools on the floor
  40. True

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