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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 507 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) use a cracked tool (c) run while holding tools (d) wear safety goggles
  2. 2.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) secret notes (c) no drawings at all (d) only talking fast
  3. 3.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) builds rockets (c) designs a paint factory (d) keeps data safe online
  4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) electrical (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
  5. 5.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to finish nothing (c) to argue more (d) to work alone
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a coral reef (c) a mountain (d) a satellite
  7. 7.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) measure a long length (c) grip and bend wire (d) turn a screw
  8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a railway track (c) a ceiling fan (d) a coral reef
  9. 9.What does the team leader do? (a) runs the tests (b) writes down results (c) collects the supplies (d) keeps the team on track
  10. 10.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a hand drill (b) a spanner (c) sandpaper (d) a tape measure
  11. 11.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a hand drill. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Improve
  14. 14.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) be under 30 cm tall
  16. 16.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a sad song
  17. 17.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
  19. 19.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) pliers (b) a hand drill (c) a tape measure (d) a protractor
  20. 20.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) list the materials (b) check it against goals (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) find the limits
  22. 22.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Test
  23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) biomedical
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) use the same load (c) use a new load each time (d) measure the same way
  26. 26.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) turn a screw (b) check a shelf is level (c) measure an angle (d) measure a long length
  27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a mountain (c) a cloud (d) a volcano
  28. 28.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, always (c) yes, it works (d) no, it breaks a limit
  29. 29.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  31. 31.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  32. 32.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 52 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) tracks what is used up (c) runs the tests (d) collects the supplies
  35. 35.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Plan
  37. 37.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹30. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  38. 38.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) builder
  39. 39.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  40. 40.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a train (c) a fridge (d) a tunnel

Answer key

  1. wear safety goggles
  2. clear labelled sketches
  3. designs a paint factory
  4. computer
  5. many skills and ideas
  6. a satellite
  7. make a hole in wood
  8. a coral reef
  9. keeps the team on track
  10. a spanner
  11. True
  12. False
  13. Create
  14. Imagine
  15. be under 30 cm tall
  16. a road that floods
  17. False
  18. biomedical
  19. pliers
  20. False
  21. find the limits
  22. Ask
  23. civil
  24. found in nature
  25. use a new load each time
  26. turn a screw
  27. a bridge
  28. no, it breaks a limit
  29. False
  30. Create
  31. a constraint
  32. good testing
  33. No
  34. runs the tests
  35. True
  36. Imagine
  37. 10
  38. materials manager
  39. poor teamwork
  40. a train

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