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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 422 · 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.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a goal for success (d) a kind of glue
  2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  3. 3.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹42. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  5. 5.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve
  6. 6.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a bridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) build the model (b) think of wild ideas (c) define the problem (d) fix the weak part
  10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a river (c) a satellite (d) a coral reef
  11. 11.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) yes, always (c) yes, it works (d) only if it is red
  12. 12.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs aeroplane wings (b) designs satellites (c) plans a dam (d) designs power lines
  14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  15. 15.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Improve”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve
  17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) electrical (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
  18. 18.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a computer engineer designs power lines. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a bridge (c) a waterfall (d) a mountain
  21. 21.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 310 g, design B held 360 g and design C held 260 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
  23. 23.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) tester (b) builder (c) recorder (d) team leader
  24. 24.True or false: to wear safety goggles is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a satellite (c) a river (d) a lift
  26. 26.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) pliers (b) a tape measure (c) a saw (d) sandpaper
  27. 27.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) wires a new building (c) designs hearing aids (d) designs a gearbox
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) use at most 20 straws (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) hold up 500 g
  29. 29.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the tools you use (c) goals a design must meet (d) the team names
  30. 30.What does the team leader do? (a) writes down results (b) cuts and joins parts (c) collects the supplies (d) keeps the team on track
  31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Ask
  32. 32.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a screwdriver (b) a tape measure (c) a spanner (d) a spirit level
  33. 33.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) many skills and ideas (c) to work alone (d) to argue more
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) record every result (c) change lots at once (d) guess, do not measure
  35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a seashell (d) a water filter
  36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Imagine
  37. 37.🤝 A team of 3 shares 18 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) mechanical
  39. 39.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) sunglasses (c) safety goggles (d) a cap
  40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Imagine

Answer key

  1. a limit you must keep to
  2. Test
  3. poor teamwork
  4. 9
  5. Plan
  6. False
  7. True
  8. False
  9. build the model
  10. a satellite
  11. no, it breaks a limit
  12. False
  13. plans a dam
  14. Create
  15. False
  16. Imagine
  17. mechanical
  18. True
  19. False
  20. a bridge
  21. False
  22. design C
  23. team leader
  24. False
  25. a river
  26. a tape measure
  27. designs a gearbox
  28. hold up 500 g
  29. goals a design must meet
  30. keeps the team on track
  31. Ask
  32. a screwdriver
  33. many skills and ideas
  34. record every result
  35. a water filter
  36. Imagine
  37. 30
  38. electrical
  39. safety goggles
  40. Plan

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