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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 533 · 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 design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
  2. 2.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  3. 3.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  4. 4.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  7. 7.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  8. 8.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) designs bicycle gears (c) keeps data safe online (d) lays out a highway
  11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Create”? (a) Improve (b) Create
  12. 12.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a road that floods (c) a sad song (d) a boring story
  13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) computer
  14. 14.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) make it better, retest (b) ask who will use it (c) dream up possible fixes (d) list the materials
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) civil (c) chemical (d) biomedical
  16. 16.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  17. 17.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) recorder
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve
  19. 19.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to talk over others is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) buys every material (c) paints the model (d) builds at once
  22. 22.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹48. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  23. 23.True or false: a chemical engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a microscope (d) a lift
  26. 26.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a seashell (d) a ceiling fan
  27. 27.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) load it with coins (c) build it with straws (d) read the challenge rules
  28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Improve
  29. 29.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to finish nothing (c) to work alone (d) to argue more
  30. 30.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Improve
  31. 31.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) leave tools on the floor (c) tie back long hair (d) carry scissors closed
  34. 34.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a ceiling fan (c) a lift (d) a water filter
  36. 36.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a hand drill (b) a tape measure (c) pliers (d) a saw
  37. 37.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 30 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  39. 39.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) no, it repeats (b) only for big jobs (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, only once
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. Improve
  2. poor testing
  3. made by engineers
  4. True
  5. good testing
  6. a constraint
  7. a constraint
  8. True
  9. True
  10. designs bicycle gears
  11. Create
  12. a road that floods
  13. chemical
  14. ask who will use it
  15. civil
  16. a constraint
  17. recorder
  18. Imagine
  19. True
  20. True
  21. understands the problem
  22. 21
  23. False
  24. False
  25. a lift
  26. a ceiling fan
  27. read the challenge rules
  28. Improve
  29. many skills and ideas
  30. Improve
  31. True
  32. poor teamwork
  33. leave tools on the floor
  34. False
  35. a volcano
  36. pliers
  37. Yes
  38. poor teamwork
  39. no, it repeats
  40. made by engineers

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