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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 376 · 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 store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a lift
  2. 2.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) designs power lines (c) designs a gearbox (d) wires a new building
  3. 3.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) safe (b) not safe
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) lift a cup of water (d) float for 1 minute
  5. 5.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Test”? (a) Plan (b) Test
  7. 7.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs electric motors. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a chemical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  10. 10.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) use a cracked tool (c) leave tools on the floor (d) wear safety goggles
  12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Create
  13. 13.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a tunnel (d) a lift
  15. 15.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  16. 16.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) check a shelf is level (c) cut a wooden plank (d) tighten a nut
  17. 17.True or false: to measure its performance is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a waterfall (b) a railway track (c) a ceiling fan (d) a mobile phone
  19. 19.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “choose and draw one”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws (c) load it with coins (d) read the challenge rules
  20. 20.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) keeps data safe online (c) designs factory machines (d) wires a new building
  21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
  22. 22.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) runs the tests (c) tracks what is used up (d) checks the goals are met
  23. 23.True or false: to record every result is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Imagine
  25. 25.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) recorder
  26. 26.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) a cap (c) safety goggles (d) sunglasses
  27. 27.Which job is a spanner for? (a) drive in a nail (b) tighten a nut (c) turn a screw (d) measure an angle
  28. 28.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
  29. 29.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Plan
  31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Improve
  32. 32.🧪 The first prototype held 130 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 260 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) skip writing results (c) hide a failed test (d) measure the same way
  34. 34.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 1150 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹30. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  36. 36.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
  37. 37.What does the recorder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) runs the tests (c) cuts and joins parts (d) keeps the design notes
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a ceiling fan (c) a satellite (d) a bicycle
  39. 39.True or false: a computer engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) civil

Answer key

  1. a dam
  2. designs a gearbox
  3. not safe
  4. fit on a school desk
  5. False
  6. Plan
  7. False
  8. False
  9. poor testing
  10. False
  11. wear safety goggles
  12. Ask
  13. poor teamwork
  14. a tunnel
  15. found in nature
  16. smooth a rough edge
  17. True
  18. a waterfall
  19. build it with straws
  20. wires a new building
  21. Ask
  22. tracks what is used up
  23. True
  24. Imagine
  25. materials manager
  26. safety goggles
  27. tighten a nut
  28. a limit you must keep to
  29. True
  30. Ask
  31. Test
  32. 130
  33. measure the same way
  34. Yes
  35. 25
  36. an adult
  37. keeps the design notes
  38. a mountain
  39. False
  40. aerospace

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