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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 486 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Plan
  2. 2.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  3. 3.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  5. 5.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) tighten a nut (b) smooth a rough edge (c) turn a screw (d) make a hole in wood
  6. 6.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) give up (d) Ask
  7. 7.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) all of them (c) one (d) none
  8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a space mission? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) aerospace
  9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  10. 10.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 150 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) use a cracked tool (c) run while holding tools (d) cut away from your body
  13. 13.True or false: to list the materials is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a lift
  15. 15.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, it repeats (c) yes, only once (d) only for big jobs
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a microscope (c) a tunnel (d) a telephone
  17. 17.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  18. 18.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) aerospace
  20. 20.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) by the blades (c) points up, open (d) points down, closed
  21. 21.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a telephone
  23. 23.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to use more paper (c) the first is wrong (d) to get reliable results
  24. 24.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) build it with straws (c) sketch three ideas (d) read the challenge rules
  25. 25.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) clear labelled sketches (c) secret notes (d) no drawings at all
  26. 26.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) builder (b) tester (c) recorder (d) materials manager
  27. 27.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) make a prototype (b) think of wild ideas (c) make it better, retest (d) define the problem
  28. 28.True or false: a solar panel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to find the limits is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a hand drill. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Ask
  32. 32.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  33. 33.True or false: to own up to a mistake is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What does the builder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) collects the supplies (c) writes down results (d) puts the model together
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) test it only once (c) hide a failed test (d) repeat each test
  36. 36.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to carry scissors closed? (a) not safe (b) safe
  37. 37.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer writes app software? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) mechanical (d) computer
  39. 39.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a bicycle (c) a banyan tree (d) a mountain

Answer key

  1. Ask
  2. good testing
  3. True
  4. good teamwork
  5. make a hole in wood
  6. Improve
  7. one
  8. aerospace
  9. poor testing
  10. False
  11. No
  12. cut away from your body
  13. True
  14. a microscope
  15. no, it repeats
  16. a dam
  17. poor testing
  18. poor teamwork
  19. aerospace
  20. points down, closed
  21. True
  22. a lift
  23. to get reliable results
  24. strengthen the weak part
  25. clear labelled sketches
  26. recorder
  27. make a prototype
  28. False
  29. False
  30. True
  31. Create
  32. Imagine
  33. True
  34. puts the model together
  35. repeat each test
  36. safe
  37. No
  38. computer
  39. True
  40. a bicycle

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