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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 472 · 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 design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan
  2. 2.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to avoid testing (b) to sell them at once (c) to decorate a room (d) to test ideas cheaply
  3. 3.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 106 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) safe (b) not safe
  5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Plan
  6. 6.True or false: an electrical engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) mechanical
  8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) aerospace
  9. 9.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Test (d) Ask
  11. 11.True or false: a civil engineer designs hearing aids. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  13. 13.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to finish nothing (c) to work alone (d) to argue more
  14. 14.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) collects the supplies (c) puts the model together (d) keeps the team on track
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) electrical
  16. 16.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) record every result (c) measure the same way (d) use the same load
  18. 18.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Test
  19. 19.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Create
  21. 21.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 270 g, design B held 220 g and design C held 170 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
  22. 22.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Test”? (a) Create (b) Test
  24. 24.True or false: a chemical engineer plans a power grid. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) use the same load (c) skip writing results (d) measure the same way
  26. 26.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a hand drill (b) a tape measure (c) sandpaper (d) a hammer
  27. 27.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 28 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) build the model (b) make it better, retest (c) check it against goals (d) dream up possible fixes
  29. 29.True or false: an electrical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Create
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a dam (c) a river (d) a coral reef
  32. 32.Which job is a hammer for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) make a hole in wood (c) drive in a nail (d) measure a long length
  33. 33.What does the builder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) keeps the team on track (c) cuts and joins parts (d) checks the goals are met
  34. 34.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹40. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a bicycle (c) a dam (d) a ceiling fan
  36. 36.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  37. 37.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a water filter
  39. 39.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) no, it breaks a limit (c) yes, always (d) yes, it works
  40. 40.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) no, it repeats (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, only once

Answer key

  1. Plan
  2. to test ideas cheaply
  3. No
  4. safe
  5. Improve
  6. True
  7. mechanical
  8. aerospace
  9. True
  10. Plan
  11. False
  12. good teamwork
  13. many skills and ideas
  14. puts the model together
  15. civil
  16. True
  17. test it only once
  18. Ask
  19. True
  20. Imagine
  21. design A
  22. True
  23. Create
  24. False
  25. skip writing results
  26. sandpaper
  27. Yes
  28. build the model
  29. False
  30. Improve
  31. a dam
  32. drive in a nail
  33. cuts and joins parts
  34. 10
  35. a rainbow
  36. 95
  37. True
  38. a water filter
  39. no, it breaks a limit
  40. no, it repeats

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