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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 498 · 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.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Improve
  3. 3.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) store water for summer (b) carry many people far (c) make water safe to drink (d) reach a top floor fast
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a water filter
  6. 6.What does the tester do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) checks the goals are met (c) keeps the team on track (d) collects the supplies
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a lift (c) a cloud (d) a volcano
  8. 8.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) checks the goals are met (c) cuts and joins parts (d) puts the model together
  9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Create
  10. 10.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
  11. 11.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) check a shelf is level (c) turn a screw (d) smooth a rough edge
  12. 12.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) pliers (b) a spanner (c) sandpaper (d) a tape measure
  13. 13.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Imagine
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a telephone (c) a fridge (d) a water filter
  15. 15.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) not safe (b) safe
  18. 18.True or false: a lift helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹14. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  20. 20.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) use only paper and tape (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) lift a cup of water
  22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer writes app software? (a) computer (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) electrical
  23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Test
  24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  25. 25.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  27. 27.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹68. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  28. 28.True or false: to make a prototype is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🤝 A team of 4 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  30. 30.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a protractor (b) a tape measure (c) pliers (d) a spirit level
  31. 31.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs hearing aids (b) plans a space mission (c) builds a website (d) makes medicines in bulk
  32. 32.Which job is a spanner for? (a) tighten a nut (b) make a hole in wood (c) drive in a nail (d) grip and bend wire
  33. 33.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) turn a screw (b) tighten a nut (c) check a shelf is level (d) cut a wooden plank
  34. 34.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 350 g, 270 g and 430 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  36. 36.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
  38. 38.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.What does the builder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) shares out the jobs (c) runs the tests (d) puts the model together

Answer key

  1. poor testing
  2. Imagine
  3. True
  4. make water safe to drink
  5. a microscope
  6. checks the goals are met
  7. a lift
  8. keeps the team on track
  9. Plan
  10. many skills and ideas
  11. check a shelf is level
  12. pliers
  13. Test
  14. a fridge
  15. True
  16. True
  17. not safe
  18. False
  19. 9
  20. False
  21. lift a cup of water
  22. computer
  23. Create
  24. Ask
  25. good testing
  26. found in nature
  27. 9
  28. True
  29. 6
  30. a protractor
  31. plans a space mission
  32. tighten a nut
  33. turn a screw
  34. True
  35. 350
  36. True
  37. an adult
  38. True
  39. False
  40. puts the model together

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