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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 473 · 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 grip and bend wire, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) an early test model (c) a sales poster (d) a broken part
  3. 3.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Ask
  4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹33. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  5. 5.True or false: to blame others for faults is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🤝 A team of 5 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  7. 7.What does the recorder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) puts the model together (c) cuts and joins parts (d) keeps the design notes
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
  9. 9.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make water safe to drink (c) go through a mountain (d) carry many people far
  10. 10.Which job is pliers for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) make a hole in wood (c) turn a screw (d) cut a wooden plank
  11. 11.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) any child alone (c) a stranger (d) an adult
  12. 12.True or false: a mechanical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 86 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.🔄 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
  15. 15.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Plan
  16. 16.What does the recorder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) runs the tests (c) writes down results (d) keeps the team on track
  17. 17.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) talk to someone far away (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
  18. 18.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  19. 19.True or false: to play near a moving drill is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a volcano (c) a lift (d) a mountain
  21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) chemical
  22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a bicycle (c) a lift (d) a seashell
  23. 23.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to change only one thing is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a microscope (c) a dam (d) a fridge
  26. 26.Which job is a hammer for? (a) drive in a nail (b) measure an angle (c) turn a screw (d) smooth a rough edge
  27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) civil (d) aerospace
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) civil
  29. 29.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Test
  31. 31.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a mountain (c) a bicycle (d) a volcano
  33. 33.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a protractor (b) a saw (c) pliers (d) a tape measure
  34. 34.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) not safe (b) safe
  35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Test
  36. 36.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a spirit level (b) sandpaper (c) a tape measure (d) a saw
  37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) mechanical
  38. 38.True or false: a chemical engineer plans a power grid. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a banyan tree (c) a waterfall (d) a mobile phone
  40. 40.True or false: a telephone helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. an early test model
  3. Imagine
  4. 23
  5. True
  6. 6
  7. keeps the design notes
  8. a solar panel
  9. keep food fresh longer
  10. grip and bend wire
  11. an adult
  12. False
  13. No
  14. no, it repeats
  15. Ask
  16. writes down results
  17. make power from sunlight
  18. poor teamwork
  19. True
  20. a lift
  21. civil
  22. a seashell
  23. True
  24. True
  25. a tunnel
  26. drive in a nail
  27. biomedical
  28. aerospace
  29. 60
  30. Improve
  31. True
  32. a bicycle
  33. pliers
  34. not safe
  35. Create
  36. a saw
  37. mechanical
  38. False
  39. a mobile phone
  40. False

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