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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 398 · 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.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) plans a dam (c) designs aeroplane wings (d) makes medicines in bulk
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
  3. 3.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 370 g, 260 g and 390 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  4. 4.What does the builder do? (a) writes down results (b) tracks what is used up (c) keeps the team on track (d) puts the model together
  5. 5.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) give up
  6. 6.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a railway track (c) a coral reef (d) a waterfall
  7. 7.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹55. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a water filter (d) a lift
  9. 9.True or false: a computer engineer writes app software. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 300 g, design B held 350 g and design C held 400 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
  11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) civil
  12. 12.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a saw. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job is a spanner for? (a) drive in a nail (b) cut a wooden plank (c) make a hole in wood (d) tighten a nut
  14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Create
  15. 15.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) biomedical
  17. 17.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  18. 18.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) designs bicycle gears (c) builds hospital scanners (d) builds a website
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) guess, do not measure (c) test it only once (d) record every result
  20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) sandpaper (b) a saw (c) a hand drill (d) a spanner
  21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Imagine
  22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) civil (d) aerospace
  23. 23.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) guess, do not measure (c) skip writing results (d) test it only once
  25. 25.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test
  27. 27.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  32. 32.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) the youngest child (c) an adult (d) a stranger
  33. 33.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  35. 35.True or false: to define the problem is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a microscope (c) a dam (d) a train
  37. 37.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs aeroplane wings (b) builds hospital scanners (c) plans a power grid (d) designs a metro tunnel
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) chemical
  39. 39.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a kind of glue (d) a limit you must keep to

Answer key

  1. makes medicines in bulk
  2. aerospace
  3. 340
  4. puts the model together
  5. Improve
  6. a railway track
  7. 11
  8. a solar panel
  9. True
  10. design C
  11. aerospace
  12. True
  13. tighten a nut
  14. Plan
  15. True
  16. civil
  17. a constraint
  18. designs electric motors
  19. record every result
  20. sandpaper
  21. Ask
  22. biomedical
  23. good teamwork
  24. change only one thing
  25. False
  26. Improve
  27. False
  28. True
  29. False
  30. True
  31. a criterion
  32. an adult
  33. False
  34. good testing
  35. False
  36. a dam
  37. plans a power grid
  38. electrical
  39. False
  40. a limit you must keep to

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