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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 457 · 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 pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) yes, it works (c) only if it is red (d) yes, always
  3. 3.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) yes, only once (c) only on Sundays (d) no, it repeats
  4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹21. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  5. 5.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) walk away (c) listen and ask why (d) ignore it
  7. 7.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the team names (c) goals a design must meet (d) the tools you use
  8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) recorder
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a mountain (c) a railway track (d) a mobile phone
  10. 10.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) give up (c) Ask (d) Improve
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) carry 10 coins (c) fit on a school desk (d) finish in 40 minutes
  13. 13.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) cross a wide river (c) make water safe to drink (d) keep food fresh longer
  14. 14.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 400 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  15. 15.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) builder
  16. 16.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  17. 17.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) grows crops
  18. 18.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) designs artificial limbs (c) designs car engines (d) plans a power grid
  19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a dam (c) a ceiling fan (d) a volcano
  21. 21.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹156. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  22. 22.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  23. 23.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) turn a screw (b) smooth a rough edge (c) measure a long length (d) make a hole in wood
  24. 24.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a power grid. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) computer
  27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) chemical
  28. 28.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a sales poster (c) an early test model (d) a broken part
  29. 29.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 390 g, design B held 290 g and design C held 340 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
  31. 31.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) sandpaper (b) a hand drill (c) a saw (d) a spirit level
  32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  33. 33.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Plan
  34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
  35. 35.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) redesign after testing (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) make a prototype (d) list the materials
  36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) mechanical (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
  37. 37.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) how can we build it? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) what is for lunch?
  40. 40.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) make water safe to drink (c) talk to someone far away (d) cross a wide river

Answer key

  1. True
  2. no, it breaks a limit
  3. no, it repeats
  4. 5
  5. True
  6. listen and ask why
  7. goals a design must meet
  8. recorder
  9. a mountain
  10. True
  11. Improve
  12. carry 10 coins
  13. see very tiny things
  14. Yes
  15. materials manager
  16. Plan
  17. designs useful solutions
  18. designs car engines
  19. Imagine
  20. a volcano
  21. 30
  22. poor teamwork
  23. make a hole in wood
  24. No
  25. True
  26. aerospace
  27. aerospace
  28. an early test model
  29. False
  30. design A
  31. a saw
  32. a constraint
  33. Create
  34. Test
  35. make a prototype
  36. mechanical
  37. True
  38. True
  39. how can we build it?
  40. make power from sunlight

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