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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 544 · 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 job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) designs satellites (c) builds hospital scanners (d) plans a power grid
  2. 2.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  3. 3.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) lays out a highway (c) designs factory machines (d) designs hearing aids
  4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
  5. 5.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) secret notes (c) only talking fast (d) no drawings at all
  6. 6.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) builder
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a river (c) a mobile phone (d) a volcano
  8. 8.True or false: to wear safety goggles is safe. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  10. 10.🤝 A team plans for 25 minutes, builds for 15 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  11. 11.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) buys every material (d) paints the model
  12. 12.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) measure an angle (b) turn a screw (c) make a hole in wood (d) measure a long length
  13. 13.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) guess, do not measure (c) hide a failed test (d) measure the same way
  15. 15.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) load it with coins (c) build it with straws (d) read the challenge rules
  17. 17.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) pick the build order (b) follow the plan to build (c) measure its performance (d) redesign after testing
  18. 18.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 26 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) materials manager
  20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a satellite (c) a rainbow (d) a bridge
  21. 21.True or false: a computer engineer designs hearing aids. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clamp wood before sawing (b) carry scissors closed (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) let adults use hot glue
  23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Plan
  24. 24.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  26. 26.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  28. 28.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only for big jobs (c) only on Sundays (d) no, it repeats
  29. 29.True or false: an electrical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 74 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.True or false: a computer engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a volcano (c) a rainbow (d) a seashell
  33. 33.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) safe (b) not safe
  34. 34.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll at least 2 metres (b) float for 1 minute (c) carry 10 coins (d) use only paper and tape
  36. 36.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) music (c) dance (d) cooking
  37. 37.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) puts the model together (c) tracks what is used up (d) cuts and joins parts
  38. 38.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  39. 39.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) designs electric motors (c) designs car engines (d) wires a new building
  40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a river (c) a mobile phone (d) a railway track

Answer key

  1. designs satellites
  2. found in nature
  3. lays out a highway
  4. Ask
  5. clear labelled sketches
  6. materials manager
  7. a mobile phone
  8. True
  9. good testing
  10. 45
  11. understands the problem
  12. make a hole in wood
  13. False
  14. measure the same way
  15. True
  16. strengthen the weak part
  17. redesign after testing
  18. Yes
  19. team leader
  20. a rainbow
  21. False
  22. touch a hot glue tip
  23. Ask
  24. False
  25. a criterion
  26. True
  27. a constraint
  28. no, it repeats
  29. False
  30. No
  31. True
  32. a bridge
  33. safe
  34. poor teamwork
  35. use only paper and tape
  36. science
  37. keeps the team on track
  38. good teamwork
  39. designs artificial limbs
  40. a river

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