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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 559 · 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 need does a solar panel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make power from sunlight (d) store water for summer
  2. 2.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs a gearbox (c) designs power lines (d) plans a space mission
  3. 3.True or false: an electrical engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Ask
  6. 6.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs a flyover (c) designs school networks (d) designs bicycle gears
  7. 7.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a volcano (c) a river (d) a cloud
  9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) computer
  10. 10.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  11. 11.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) designs a flyover (c) refines crude oil (d) plans a space mission
  14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) read the challenge rules (c) build it with straws (d) choose and draw one
  15. 15.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) play near a moving drill (c) run while holding tools (d) cut towards your hand
  17. 17.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) runs the tests (c) puts the model together (d) checks the goals are met
  18. 18.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
  19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) mechanical
  20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c) chemical (d) biomedical
  21. 21.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) cross a wide river (d) make water safe to drink
  22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs school networks? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) electrical
  23. 23.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) aerospace
  25. 25.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to work alone
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a mobile phone (d) a banyan tree
  27. 27.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 8 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  28. 28.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹41. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  29. 29.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a hand drill (b) a protractor (c) a spanner (d) a tape measure
  30. 30.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
  32. 32.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Create
  33. 33.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Plan
  34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Test
  35. 35.🧪 The first prototype held 180 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 250 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Create
  37. 37.🤝 A team of 5 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  38. 38.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, always (c) yes, it works (d) no, it breaks a limit
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a waterfall (c) a water filter (d) a ceiling fan
  40. 40.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 220 g, 100 g and 130 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?

Answer key

  1. make power from sunlight
  2. designs power lines
  3. False
  4. poor teamwork
  5. Ask
  6. designs bicycle gears
  7. True
  8. a bicycle
  9. civil
  10. a criterion
  11. False
  12. True
  13. plans a space mission
  14. strengthen the weak part
  15. False
  16. wear safety goggles
  17. keeps the team on track
  18. Ask
  19. mechanical
  20. electrical
  21. cross a wide river
  22. computer
  23. poor testing
  24. aerospace
  25. many skills and ideas
  26. a banyan tree
  27. 32
  28. 21
  29. a protractor
  30. designs useful solutions
  31. mechanical
  32. Test
  33. Imagine
  34. Imagine
  35. 70
  36. Plan
  37. 18
  38. no, it breaks a limit
  39. a waterfall
  40. 150

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