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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 465 · 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: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Test
  3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Test
  4. 4.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which job is a saw for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) drive in a nail (c) check a shelf is level (d) measure a long length
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) computer (b) civil (c) electrical (d) mechanical
  8. 8.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) designs a flyover (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) designs electric motors
  9. 9.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) designs knee implants (c) lays out a highway (d) designs power lines
  11. 11.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) pliers (b) sandpaper (c) a screwdriver (d) a hammer
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a fridge (d) a telephone
  13. 13.What does the materials manager do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) collects the supplies (c) checks the goals are met (d) writes down results
  14. 14.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  16. 16.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) goals a design must meet (c) the limits on money (d) the team names
  17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  18. 18.True or false: a train helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  20. 20.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Ask
  21. 21.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) safety goggles (b) nothing (c) a cap (d) sunglasses
  22. 22.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a chemical engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) to finish nothing
  26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  27. 27.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) safe (b) not safe
  28. 28.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) check it against goals (c) list the materials (d) define the problem
  29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
  30. 30.🤝 A team plans for 35 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a banyan tree (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a bicycle
  32. 32.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Test
  33. 33.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) any child alone (c) a stranger (d) the youngest child
  34. 34.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 900 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a microscope (c) a lift (d) a dam
  36. 36.True or false: to use the same load is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a solar panel
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a hammer (b) a spirit level (c) a spanner (d) a tape measure

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Create
  3. Test
  4. False
  5. True
  6. cut a wooden plank
  7. mechanical
  8. runs a fertiliser plant
  9. False
  10. designs knee implants
  11. a screwdriver
  12. a fridge
  13. collects the supplies
  14. False
  15. good testing
  16. goals a design must meet
  17. Ask
  18. False
  19. designs useful solutions
  20. Plan
  21. safety goggles
  22. True
  23. False
  24. False
  25. many skills and ideas
  26. Imagine
  27. not safe
  28. define the problem
  29. aerospace
  30. 75
  31. a banyan tree
  32. Ask
  33. an adult
  34. Yes
  35. a microscope
  36. True
  37. True
  38. a bridge
  39. found in nature
  40. a spanner

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