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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 538 · 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.What does the team leader do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) shares out the jobs (c) puts the model together (d) collects the supplies
  2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
  3. 3.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  4. 4.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 50 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) many skills and ideas (d) to argue more
  6. 6.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a waterfall (c) a satellite (d) a railway track
  8. 8.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  10. 10.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹93. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  12. 12.True or false: to run while holding tools is safe. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) leave tools on the floor (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) carry scissors closed
  14. 14.True or false: a computer engineer keeps data safe online. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📋 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
  17. 17.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) materials manager
  18. 18.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) yes, always (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) only if it is red
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) record every result (c) use a new load each time (d) repeat each test
  20. 20.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  21. 21.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) any child alone (c) a stranger (d) the youngest child
  22. 22.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  23. 23.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  24. 24.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) the final product (c) a broken part (d) a sales poster
  25. 25.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
  26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) biomedical
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  29. 29.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Plan
  30. 30.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) points down, closed (c) by the blades (d) while running
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) mechanical (b) computer (c) electrical (d) civil
  32. 32.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Plan
  34. 34.Which need does a train meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) talk to someone far away (d) carry many people far
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) carry 10 coins (d) use only paper and tape
  36. 36.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) make it better, retest (c) make a prototype (d) fix the weak part
  37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  38. 38.True or false: to turn a screw, use a hammer. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to try it out is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. shares out the jobs
  2. Ask
  3. poor testing
  4. No
  5. many skills and ideas
  6. True
  7. a waterfall
  8. False
  9. poor testing
  10. True
  11. 20
  12. False
  13. carry scissors closed
  14. True
  15. True
  16. No
  17. team leader
  18. no, it breaks a limit
  19. use a new load each time
  20. 85
  21. an adult
  22. 120
  23. good teamwork
  24. an early test model
  25. how can we build it?
  26. poor teamwork
  27. civil
  28. found in nature
  29. Improve
  30. points down, closed
  31. civil
  32. 55
  33. Imagine
  34. carry many people far
  35. carry 10 coins
  36. make a prototype
  37. a constraint
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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