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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 514 · 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.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) builder
  2. 2.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) tester (b) builder (c) team leader (d) recorder
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a mountain (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
  5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Ask
  6. 6.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) biomedical
  8. 8.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) drive in a nail (c) smooth a rough edge (d) grip and bend wire
  9. 9.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Plan
  11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
  12. 12.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a tunnel
  14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  15. 15.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) ignore it (c) laugh at it (d) listen and ask why
  16. 16.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs car engines (c) lays out a highway (d) designs artificial limbs
  17. 17.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) nothing (c) safety goggles (d) a cap
  18. 18.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) keeps data safe online (c) designs a gearbox (d) designs a flyover
  19. 19.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) keeps data safe online (c) builds a website (d) writes app software
  21. 21.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a final test (d) a limit you must keep to
  22. 22.True or false: to use a cracked tool is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) biomedical
  24. 24.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) writes down results (c) cuts and joins parts (d) keeps the design notes
  25. 25.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Improve
  28. 28.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 102 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a biomedical engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: an electrical engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 210 g, design B held 160 g and design C held 110 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) float for 1 minute
  34. 34.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) skip writing results (c) guess, do not measure (d) use the same load
  36. 36.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) make a prototype (b) pick the build order (c) think of wild ideas (d) draw a labelled diagram
  37. 37.True or false: to redesign after testing is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) tester (d) recorder
  39. 39.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test

Answer key

  1. materials manager
  2. poor teamwork
  3. team leader
  4. a dam
  5. Ask
  6. True
  7. chemical
  8. smooth a rough edge
  9. False
  10. Ask
  11. mechanical
  12. True
  13. a bridge
  14. Improve
  15. listen and ask why
  16. designs artificial limbs
  17. safety goggles
  18. designs a gearbox
  19. False
  20. plans a dam
  21. a limit you must keep to
  22. True
  23. civil
  24. cuts and joins parts
  25. False
  26. a criterion
  27. Improve
  28. No
  29. True
  30. False
  31. True
  32. design C
  33. float for 1 minute
  34. see very tiny things
  35. use the same load
  36. think of wild ideas
  37. False
  38. recorder
  39. False
  40. Ask

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