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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 571 · 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.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 94 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Improve”? (a) Plan (b) Improve
  5. 5.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) try it out (b) fix the weak part (c) ask who will use it (d) draw a labelled diagram
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) hold up 500 g (c) use at most 20 straws (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) computer
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) chemical
  10. 10.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a final test
  11. 11.True or false: to change only one thing is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
  13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  14. 14.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a water filter
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) test it only once (c) repeat each test (d) use a new load each time
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) skip writing results (c) use a new load each time (d) test it only once
  17. 17.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  18. 18.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a tape measure (b) a spanner (c) a hand drill (d) sandpaper
  21. 21.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) while running (c) points down, closed (d) points up, open
  22. 22.True or false: a bridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Imagine
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) guess, do not measure (c) test it only once (d) measure the same way
  25. 25.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Test (d) Ask
  26. 26.True or false: to use the same load is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) tighten a nut (b) turn a screw (c) cut a wooden plank (d) make a hole in wood
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) computer
  29. 29.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) only paints pictures
  30. 30.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) listen and ask why (c) ignore it (d) laugh at it
  31. 31.🤝 A team of 2 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  32. 32.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: an electrical engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) two (c) none (d) one
  35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) chemical
  36. 36.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a screwdriver (b) a spanner (c) pliers (d) a hammer
  37. 37.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  38. 38.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) computer

Answer key

  1. No
  2. True
  3. found in nature
  4. Plan
  5. ask who will use it
  6. use at most 20 straws
  7. aerospace
  8. made by engineers
  9. mechanical
  10. a limit you must keep to
  11. True
  12. Ask
  13. a constraint
  14. a cloud
  15. repeat each test
  16. change only one thing
  17. poor testing
  18. No
  19. True
  20. sandpaper
  21. points down, closed
  22. False
  23. Improve
  24. measure the same way
  25. Create
  26. True
  27. make a hole in wood
  28. civil
  29. designs useful solutions
  30. listen and ask why
  31. 15
  32. False
  33. False
  34. one
  35. aerospace
  36. a screwdriver
  37. poor teamwork
  38. False
  39. False
  40. computer

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