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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 378 · 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 clamp wood before sawing is safe. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
  3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) builder
  4. 4.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) paints the model (c) buys every material (d) builds at once
  6. 6.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  8. 8.True or false: a computer engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: to talk over others is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) civil
  11. 11.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a hammer (b) a screwdriver (c) a saw (d) pliers
  12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Plan”? (a) Improve (b) Plan
  14. 14.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  15. 15.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) what is for lunch? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) who won the match?
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  17. 17.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
  18. 18.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) measure its performance (b) make a prototype (c) ask who will use it (d) redesign after testing
  19. 19.True or false: to cut towards your hand is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a sales poster (c) a broken part (d) an early test model
  21. 21.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  23. 23.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 450 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) smooth a rough edge (c) drive in a nail (d) measure a long length
  26. 26.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a saw (b) a hammer (c) a screwdriver (d) a tape measure
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll at least 2 metres (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) carry 10 coins (d) be under 30 cm tall
  28. 28.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws
  29. 29.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  30. 30.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 800 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹107. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  32. 32.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  33. 33.True or false: a bridge helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) many skills and ideas (c) to argue more (d) to finish nothing
  35. 35.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) store water for summer (c) make water safe to drink (d) cross a wide river
  36. 36.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) carry 10 coins (d) finish in 40 minutes
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) fit on a school desk (d) spend at most ₹100

Answer key

  1. True
  2. biomedical
  3. builder
  4. True
  5. understands the problem
  6. True
  7. good teamwork
  8. False
  9. False
  10. mechanical
  11. a hammer
  12. Create
  13. Plan
  14. good teamwork
  15. how can we build it?
  16. found in nature
  17. a limit you must keep to
  18. measure its performance
  19. True
  20. an early test model
  21. poor teamwork
  22. a criterion
  23. Yes
  24. True
  25. smooth a rough edge
  26. a tape measure
  27. be under 30 cm tall
  28. sketch three ideas
  29. good testing
  30. Yes
  31. 18
  32. good teamwork
  33. False
  34. many skills and ideas
  35. cross a wide river
  36. True
  37. poor teamwork
  38. finish in 40 minutes
  39. made by engineers
  40. stand in a fan breeze

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