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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 539 · 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.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a telephone
  2. 2.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹89. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) biomedical
  4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
  5. 5.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs a gearbox (c) wires a new building (d) builds a website
  6. 6.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Test
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) let adults use hot glue (c) carry scissors closed (d) put tools back after use
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) use at most 20 straws (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  9. 9.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) no, it breaks a limit (c) yes, always (d) yes, it works
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  11. 11.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) writes app software (c) plans a space mission (d) makes medicines in bulk
  12. 12.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Create
  14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a screwdriver (b) a spirit level (c) sandpaper (d) a spanner
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) biomedical
  16. 16.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) safe (b) not safe
  17. 17.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) pliers (b) a hammer (c) a saw (d) a tape measure
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) float for 1 minute
  19. 19.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a saw (b) a tape measure (c) pliers (d) a hand drill
  20. 20.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 180 g, design B held 130 g and design C held 230 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
  22. 22.🤝 A team of 2 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  23. 23.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 62 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) fit on a school desk (c) use at most 20 straws (d) lift a cup of water
  26. 26.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Imagine
  27. 27.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) leave tools on the floor (c) run while holding tools (d) let adults use hot glue
  29. 29.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) the final product (c) a sales poster (d) a broken part
  30. 30.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a seashell (c) a cloud (d) a mountain
  31. 31.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a protractor (b) a spanner (c) a screwdriver (d) a tape measure
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) buys every material (d) paints the model
  36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
  37. 37.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 160 g, design B held 110 g and design C held 210 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a cloud (d) a water filter
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) carry scissors closed (c) play near a moving drill (d) put tools back after use
  40. 40.Which need does a train meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) talk to someone far away (c) carry many people far (d) make power from sunlight

Answer key

  1. a solar panel
  2. 21
  3. civil
  4. biomedical
  5. builds a website
  6. Ask
  7. cut towards your hand
  8. keep ice for 1 hour
  9. no, it breaks a limit
  10. made by engineers
  11. makes medicines in bulk
  12. a constraint
  13. Plan
  14. a spanner
  15. biomedical
  16. safe
  17. a tape measure
  18. be under 30 cm tall
  19. pliers
  20. Yes
  21. design B
  22. 25
  23. True
  24. No
  25. lift a cup of water
  26. Improve
  27. good testing
  28. let adults use hot glue
  29. an early test model
  30. a bridge
  31. a protractor
  32. made by engineers
  33. found in nature
  34. False
  35. understands the problem
  36. Plan
  37. design B
  38. a cloud
  39. play near a moving drill
  40. carry many people far

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