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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 391 · 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: an aerospace engineer plans a space mission. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) civil
  3. 3.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 10 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) chemical
  5. 5.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) define the problem (b) pick the build order (c) make a prototype (d) build the model
  6. 6.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) safe (b) not safe
  7. 7.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a saw (b) a hammer (c) a spanner (d) a hand drill
  8. 8.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) an early test model (c) the final product (d) a sales poster
  9. 9.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.What does the recorder do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) runs the tests (c) shares out the jobs (d) writes down results
  11. 11.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs factory machines (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) builds rockets
  12. 12.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs bicycle gears (c) writes app software (d) designs satellites
  13. 13.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a microscope
  15. 15.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) give up (c) Improve (d) Ask
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  17. 17.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹88. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  18. 18.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws (c) strengthen the weak part (d) read the challenge rules
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  20. 20.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) builds hospital scanners (c) designs hearing aids (d) plans a power grid
  21. 21.True or false: a fridge helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) load it with coins (c) choose and draw one (d) sketch three ideas
  23. 23.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
  26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  28. 28.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to change only one thing is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job is pliers for? (a) turn a screw (b) grip and bend wire (c) tighten a nut (d) smooth a rough edge
  31. 31.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) carry many people far (b) talk to someone far away (c) reach a top floor fast (d) keep food fresh longer
  32. 32.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a kind of glue (d) a limit you must keep to
  33. 33.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) safe (b) not safe
  34. 34.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 42 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Imagine
  36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) computer (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
  37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  38. 38.True or false: a telephone helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
  40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) chemical

Answer key

  1. True
  2. civil
  3. 65
  4. aerospace
  5. pick the build order
  6. safe
  7. a saw
  8. an early test model
  9. False
  10. writes down results
  11. builds rockets
  12. designs bicycle gears
  13. False
  14. a lift
  15. Improve
  16. a bridge
  17. 24
  18. strengthen the weak part
  19. found in nature
  20. designs a paint factory
  21. False
  22. strengthen the weak part
  23. False
  24. True
  25. Improve
  26. poor teamwork
  27. a criterion
  28. True
  29. True
  30. grip and bend wire
  31. talk to someone far away
  32. a limit you must keep to
  33. not safe
  34. No
  35. Create
  36. mechanical
  37. a constraint
  38. False
  39. how can we build it?
  40. mechanical

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