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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 575 · 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.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹81. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  2. 2.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a final test (d) a limit you must keep to
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a dam (c) a fridge (d) a lift
  4. 4.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a lift
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) wear safety goggles (c) put tools back after use (d) cut away from your body
  7. 7.True or false: to wear safety goggles is safe. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) build it with straws (b) choose and draw one (c) strengthen the weak part (d) load it with coins
  9. 9.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Test (d) Improve
  11. 11.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) electrical
  13. 13.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
  15. 15.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) a sales poster (c) a broken part (d) the final product
  16. 16.Which need does a train meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) cross a wide river (c) see very tiny things (d) carry many people far
  17. 17.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  18. 18.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a tape measure (b) a screwdriver (c) a spirit level (d) sandpaper
  19. 19.What does the materials manager do? (a) puts the model together (b) tracks what is used up (c) cuts and joins parts (d) runs the tests
  20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs school networks? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) computer (d) biomedical
  21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) biomedical
  22. 22.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs a paint factory (c) plans a space mission (d) designs a flyover
  23. 23.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  25. 25.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 90 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 330 g, 170 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  27. 27.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to redesign after testing is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) computer
  30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) team leader (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) tester
  31. 31.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a cloud (c) a mountain (d) a bridge
  33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) aerospace
  34. 34.True or false: to try it out is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) pick the build order (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) redesign after testing (d) make a prototype
  36. 36.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) safe (b) not safe
  37. 37.🧪 The first prototype held 100 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 280 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  38. 38.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to avoid testing (c) to sell them at once (d) to decorate a room
  39. 39.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Create

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. a limit you must keep to
  3. a fridge
  4. designs useful solutions
  5. a lift
  6. leave tools on the floor
  7. True
  8. strengthen the weak part
  9. True
  10. Improve
  11. False
  12. electrical
  13. True
  14. biomedical
  15. an early test model
  16. carry many people far
  17. poor testing
  18. a spirit level
  19. tracks what is used up
  20. computer
  21. civil
  22. designs power lines
  23. good testing
  24. Improve
  25. Yes
  26. 240
  27. False
  28. True
  29. biomedical
  30. builder
  31. True
  32. a bridge
  33. computer
  34. False
  35. pick the build order
  36. safe
  37. 180
  38. to test ideas cheaply
  39. False
  40. Improve

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