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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 464 · 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 build the model is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) chemical
  3. 3.True or false: a solar panel helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) aerospace
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) play near a moving drill (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) touch a hot glue tip
  6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a rainbow (c) a waterfall (d) a mountain
  8. 8.🧪 The first prototype held 270 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 450 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  9. 9.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) computer
  11. 11.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) not safe (b) safe
  12. 12.True or false: to turn a screw, use pliers. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) computer (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
  14. 14.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, always (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, it works
  16. 16.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) find the limits (b) fix the weak part (c) think of wild ideas (d) build the model
  17. 17.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a power grid. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) stand in a fan breeze
  19. 19.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹69. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  20. 20.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a water filter (c) a volcano (d) a bicycle
  22. 22.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹27. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a tunnel
  24. 24.What does the tester do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) runs the tests (c) tracks what is used up (d) keeps the team on track
  25. 25.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Plan
  26. 26.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) computer
  28. 28.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a kind of glue (c) a final test (d) a goal for success
  29. 29.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  31. 31.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a lift (c) a solar panel (d) a dam
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) hide a failed test (c) change only one thing (d) measure the same way
  34. 34.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) buys every material (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
  35. 35.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) safe (b) not safe
  36. 36.True or false: to pick the build order is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a telephone (c) a solar panel (d) a train
  38. 38.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  39. 39.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) lays out a highway (c) plans a space mission (d) designs power lines
  40. 40.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) designs a gearbox (c) designs hearing aids (d) lays out a highway

Answer key

  1. False
  2. biomedical
  3. False
  4. biomedical
  5. clamp wood before sawing
  6. Imagine
  7. a bridge
  8. 180
  9. a constraint
  10. civil
  11. safe
  12. False
  13. mechanical
  14. False
  15. no, it breaks a limit
  16. think of wild ideas
  17. False
  18. spend at most ₹100
  19. 16
  20. False
  21. a volcano
  22. 8
  23. a bridge
  24. runs the tests
  25. Improve
  26. good testing
  27. civil
  28. a limit you must keep to
  29. False
  30. good teamwork
  31. a telephone
  32. found in nature
  33. hide a failed test
  34. understands the problem
  35. safe
  36. False
  37. a train
  38. 130
  39. designs knee implants
  40. designs a gearbox

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