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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 489 · 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.🤝 A team plans for 30 minutes, builds for 60 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  2. 2.True or false: an electrical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe
  4. 4.What does the tester do? (a) writes down results (b) keeps the team on track (c) collects the supplies (d) runs the tests
  5. 5.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) wires a new building (c) designs power lines (d) designs a flyover
  7. 7.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to carry scissors closed? (a) safe (b) not safe
  8. 8.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹48. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  9. 9.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) recorder
  10. 10.What does the team leader do? (a) collects the supplies (b) runs the tests (c) shares out the jobs (d) writes down results
  11. 11.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) make a prototype (b) find the limits (c) list the materials (d) try it out
  12. 12.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “load it with coins”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) load it with coins
  13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) chemical
  14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
  16. 16.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, only once (c) only for big jobs (d) no, it repeats
  17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) aerospace
  18. 18.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) builder (d) materials manager
  20. 20.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Create
  21. 21.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to finish nothing (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas
  23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) computer (c) chemical (d) biomedical
  24. 24.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 110 g, design B held 210 g and design C held 160 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
  26. 26.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) computer (c) chemical (d) aerospace
  29. 29.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) tracks what is used up (c) keeps the team on track (d) writes down results
  30. 30.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) safe (b) not safe
  31. 31.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 320 g, design B held 220 g and design C held 270 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  33. 33.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹31. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  35. 35.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) tester (d) team leader
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a volcano (d) a bicycle
  39. 39.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  40. 40.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) one (c) none (d) two

Answer key

  1. 105
  2. False
  3. not safe
  4. runs the tests
  5. False
  6. builds hospital scanners
  7. safe
  8. 19
  9. tester
  10. shares out the jobs
  11. try it out
  12. load it with coins
  13. civil
  14. Imagine
  15. aerospace
  16. no, it repeats
  17. biomedical
  18. True
  19. materials manager
  20. Improve
  21. True
  22. many skills and ideas
  23. civil
  24. True
  25. design B
  26. True
  27. Plan
  28. aerospace
  29. tracks what is used up
  30. not safe
  31. design A
  32. found in nature
  33. No
  34. 8
  35. False
  36. builder
  37. made by engineers
  38. a volcano
  39. poor teamwork
  40. one

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