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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 488 · 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: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 66 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a dam
  6. 6.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs power lines. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a microscope (d) a train
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) put tools back after use (c) run while holding tools (d) leave tools on the floor
  9. 9.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a microscope (c) a telephone (d) a lift
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a cloud (c) a mobile phone (d) a water filter
  11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Ask
  12. 12.Which job is a saw for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) turn a screw (c) make a hole in wood (d) check a shelf is level
  13. 13.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) builder
  14. 14.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  16. 16.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) none (c) one (d) all of them
  17. 17.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹48. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  18. 18.True or false: a computer engineer designs school networks. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) electrical
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  22. 22.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) recorder (d) builder
  23. 23.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) builds rockets (d) designs school networks
  24. 24.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) refines crude oil (c) plans a space mission (d) designs school networks
  25. 25.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) recorder (d) builder
  27. 27.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) measure an angle (b) grip and bend wire (c) smooth a rough edge (d) turn a screw
  28. 28.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) safe (b) not safe
  31. 31.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a protractor (b) a tape measure (c) pliers (d) a saw
  32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) builder (b) tester (c) recorder (d) materials manager
  33. 33.🤝 A team of 5 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 8 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  34. 34.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  39. 39.True or false: to laugh at ideas is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) hold up 500 g

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Yes
  3. True
  4. a constraint
  5. a microscope
  6. False
  7. a dam
  8. put tools back after use
  9. a lift
  10. a cloud
  11. Ask
  12. cut a wooden plank
  13. tester
  14. True
  15. poor teamwork
  16. one
  17. 8
  18. True
  19. False
  20. biomedical
  21. found in nature
  22. team leader
  23. designs artificial limbs
  24. plans a space mission
  25. True
  26. recorder
  27. smooth a rough edge
  28. True
  29. True
  30. safe
  31. pliers
  32. materials manager
  33. 16
  34. False
  35. False
  36. Yes
  37. False
  38. a constraint
  39. True
  40. use only paper and tape

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