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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 562 · 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.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) computer (c) chemical (d) biomedical
  4. 4.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a solar panel (c) a water filter (d) a dam
  5. 5.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “build it with straws”? (a) build it with straws (b) sketch three ideas
  9. 9.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹73. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  10. 10.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  11. 11.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  14. 14.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) give up (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) electrical
  16. 16.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) tester (d) builder
  18. 18.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to avoid testing (b) to sell them at once (c) to test ideas cheaply (d) to decorate a room
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a mountain (c) a volcano (d) a mobile phone
  20. 20.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) use at most 20 straws
  22. 22.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) turn a screw (c) cut a wooden plank (d) grip and bend wire
  23. 23.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only for big jobs (c) no, it repeats (d) only on Sundays
  25. 25.Which job is pliers for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) turn a screw (c) drive in a nail (d) make a hole in wood
  26. 26.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) builder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) materials manager
  28. 28.True or false: to measure its performance is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
  30. 30.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
  32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) mechanical (d) chemical
  33. 33.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Ask
  34. 34.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the team names (c) the tools you use (d) the limits on money
  35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) pliers (b) a tape measure (c) a spanner (d) a spirit level
  36. 36.True or false: to cut away from your body is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use sandpaper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a train (c) a fridge (d) a lift
  40. 40.What does the team leader do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) shares out the jobs (c) puts the model together (d) tracks what is used up

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. True
  3. civil
  4. a dam
  5. False
  6. False
  7. False
  8. sketch three ideas
  9. 17
  10. Yes
  11. False
  12. False
  13. made by engineers
  14. Improve
  15. biomedical
  16. False
  17. builder
  18. to test ideas cheaply
  19. a mobile phone
  20. a constraint
  21. keep ice for 1 hour
  22. smooth a rough edge
  23. True
  24. no, it repeats
  25. grip and bend wire
  26. False
  27. team leader
  28. False
  29. designs useful solutions
  30. False
  31. safe
  32. civil
  33. Imagine
  34. goals a design must meet
  35. pliers
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a fridge
  40. shares out the jobs

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