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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 374 · 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.True or false: to wear safety goggles is safe. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) yes, it works (c) yes, always (d) only if it is red
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) skip writing results (c) measure the same way (d) change only one thing
  4. 4.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) measure an angle (b) grip and bend wire (c) drive in a nail (d) measure a long length
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) cut away from your body (c) put tools back after use (d) run while holding tools
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a bicycle (d) a mountain
  7. 7.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) civil (d) chemical
  9. 9.True or false: to laugh at ideas is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a microscope (d) a water filter
  11. 11.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) dream up possible fixes (b) define the problem (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) make it better, retest
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) test it only once (c) repeat each test (d) change only one thing
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
  14. 14.True or false: to put tools back after use is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) tester (d) recorder
  16. 16.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  17. 17.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a fridge (d) a microscope
  18. 18.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) give up (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  19. 19.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) tester
  20. 20.True or false: to run while holding tools is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a seashell (c) a dam (d) a railway track
  22. 22.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to finish nothing (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas
  23. 23.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) paints the model (d) buys every material
  24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
  25. 25.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) load it with coins (b) choose and draw one (c) build it with straws (d) strengthen the weak part
  26. 26.🤝 A team of 4 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  27. 27.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹84. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  28. 28.Which job is a saw for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) measure an angle (c) cut a wooden plank (d) make a hole in wood
  29. 29.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 320 g, design B held 370 g and design C held 270 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
  30. 30.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job is a hammer for? (a) drive in a nail (b) measure a long length (c) grip and bend wire (d) measure an angle
  32. 32.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 76 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) make a hole in wood (c) drive in a nail (d) grip and bend wire
  34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) computer
  35. 35.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Improve
  36. 36.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make power from sunlight (c) keep food fresh longer (d) talk to someone far away
  37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a cloud (c) a rainbow (d) a ceiling fan
  38. 38.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) only for big jobs (c) no, it repeats (d) yes, only once
  39. 39.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.What does the team leader do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) cuts and joins parts (c) puts the model together (d) keeps the team on track

Answer key

  1. True
  2. no, it breaks a limit
  3. skip writing results
  4. measure a long length
  5. run while holding tools
  6. a mountain
  7. good testing
  8. aerospace
  9. False
  10. a water filter
  11. make it better, retest
  12. test it only once
  13. Ask
  14. False
  15. tester
  16. 70
  17. a train
  18. Improve
  19. recorder
  20. True
  21. a seashell
  22. many skills and ideas
  23. understands the problem
  24. biomedical
  25. choose and draw one
  26. 27
  27. 21
  28. cut a wooden plank
  29. design B
  30. True
  31. drive in a nail
  32. Yes
  33. check a shelf is level
  34. civil
  35. Plan
  36. keep food fresh longer
  37. a ceiling fan
  38. no, it repeats
  39. False
  40. keeps the team on track

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