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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 58 · 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 job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) designs power lines (c) makes medicines in bulk (d) designs car engines
  2. 2.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 1100 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  4. 4.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  5. 5.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) designs hearing aids (c) refines crude oil (d) designs aeroplane wings
  6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹29. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a banyan tree (c) a satellite (d) a volcano
  8. 8.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  9. 9.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a solar panel
  11. 11.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  12. 12.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to try it out is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) by the blades (c) points down, closed (d) while running
  15. 15.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a space mission? (a) computer (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
  17. 17.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 270 g, design B held 170 g and design C held 220 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
  18. 18.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) no, it breaks a limit (c) only if it is red (d) yes, it works
  20. 20.🦺 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
  21. 21.True or false: to measure its performance is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) see very tiny things (c) make water safe to drink (d) talk to someone far away
  23. 23.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) plans a power grid (c) designs bicycle gears (d) runs a fertiliser plant
  24. 24.🤝 A team of 3 shares 18 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  25. 25.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 98 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) none (c) one (d) all of them
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a coral reef (c) a cloud (d) a seashell
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) computer
  29. 29.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) designs a flyover (c) plans a space mission (d) designs car engines
  30. 30.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
  32. 32.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) to finish nothing
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) use at most 20 straws (c) lift a cup of water (d) roll at least 2 metres
  34. 34.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to guess, do not measure? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  35. 35.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) measure its performance (b) find the limits (c) follow the plan to build (d) redesign after testing
  36. 36.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a goal for success (d) a final test
  37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a banyan tree
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) carry 10 coins (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) be under 30 cm tall
  40. 40.🤝 A team of 2 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?

Answer key

  1. designs car engines
  2. False
  3. Yes
  4. poor teamwork
  5. designs aeroplane wings
  6. 24
  7. a satellite
  8. a constraint
  9. False
  10. a microscope
  11. 36
  12. True
  13. False
  14. points down, closed
  15. Yes
  16. aerospace
  17. design A
  18. False
  19. no, it breaks a limit
  20. an adult
  21. True
  22. see very tiny things
  23. designs bicycle gears
  24. 18
  25. Yes
  26. one
  27. a bicycle
  28. civil
  29. designs a flyover
  30. True
  31. safe
  32. many skills and ideas
  33. use at most 20 straws
  34. poor testing
  35. follow the plan to build
  36. a limit you must keep to
  37. Test
  38. a banyan tree
  39. carry 10 coins
  40. 12

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