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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 568 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) measure the same way (c) change only one thing (d) skip writing results
  2. 2.What does the tester do? (a) runs the tests (b) cuts and joins parts (c) writes down results (d) keeps the design notes
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) use only paper and tape (d) hold up 500 g
  4. 4.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  5. 5.🧪 The first prototype held 250 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 300 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  6. 6.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 380 g, design B held 280 g and design C held 330 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
  7. 7.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a goal for success (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
  8. 8.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) the youngest child (c) any child alone (d) an adult
  9. 9.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs power lines. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) no, it breaks a limit (c) yes, it works (d) only if it is red
  11. 11.Which job is a spanner for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) tighten a nut (c) grip and bend wire (d) make a hole in wood
  12. 12.True or false: to make a prototype is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) sandpaper (b) a protractor (c) a hand drill (d) pliers
  15. 15.🤝 A team plans for 15 minutes, builds for 40 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  16. 16.True or false: a civil engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Create
  19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) computer
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) let adults use hot glue (c) tie back long hair (d) play near a moving drill
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) repeat each test (c) record every result (d) change lots at once
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  23. 23.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) to finish nothing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a river (c) a seashell (d) a mobile phone
  26. 26.🧪 The first prototype held 170 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 250 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  27. 27.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) builder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) materials manager
  28. 28.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  29. 29.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) walk away (c) listen and ask why (d) laugh at it
  30. 30.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) carry many people far
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a train
  33. 33.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  34. 34.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) run while holding tools (c) wear safety goggles (d) play near a moving drill
  37. 37.True or false: a civil engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to laugh at ideas is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  40. 40.True or false: to use a cracked tool is not safe. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. skip writing results
  2. runs the tests
  3. hold up 500 g
  4. good testing
  5. 50
  6. design A
  7. a limit you must keep to
  8. an adult
  9. False
  10. no, it breaks a limit
  11. tighten a nut
  12. True
  13. True
  14. pliers
  15. 85
  16. False
  17. True
  18. Improve
  19. computer
  20. play near a moving drill
  21. change lots at once
  22. found in nature
  23. False
  24. many skills and ideas
  25. a mobile phone
  26. 80
  27. materials manager
  28. good teamwork
  29. listen and ask why
  30. True
  31. keep food fresh longer
  32. a train
  33. a constraint
  34. No
  35. True
  36. wear safety goggles
  37. False
  38. False
  39. good teamwork
  40. True

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