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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 585 · 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.What does the recorder do? (a) runs the tests (b) writes down results (c) tracks what is used up (d) collects the supplies
  2. 2.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  3. 3.True or false: an electrical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
  6. 6.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  7. 7.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a water filter helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to guess, do not measure? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  12. 12.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  13. 13.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) make a prototype (b) think of wild ideas (c) list the materials (d) build the model
  14. 14.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) builder
  15. 15.True or false: to build the model is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to cut away from your body is safe. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  18. 18.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  20. 20.What does the recorder do? (a) runs the tests (b) collects the supplies (c) keeps the design notes (d) cuts and joins parts
  21. 21.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) builder (d) recorder
  22. 22.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the team names (c) goals a design must meet (d) the limits on money
  23. 23.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) make a prototype (b) redesign after testing (c) define the problem (d) try it out
  24. 24.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧪 The first prototype held 200 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 370 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  26. 26.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 350 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) recorder
  31. 31.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 74 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) measure an angle (b) smooth a rough edge (c) check a shelf is level (d) cut a wooden plank
  34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) computer
  35. 35.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a river (c) a banyan tree (d) a railway track
  37. 37.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to argue more (c) to finish nothing (d) many skills and ideas
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a dam (c) a seashell (d) a mountain
  39. 39.True or false: to drive in a nail, use sandpaper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job is a spanner for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) measure a long length (c) tighten a nut (d) turn a screw

Answer key

  1. writes down results
  2. good testing
  3. False
  4. made by engineers
  5. Test
  6. found in nature
  7. False
  8. Yes
  9. True
  10. False
  11. poor testing
  12. Create
  13. list the materials
  14. tester
  15. False
  16. True
  17. poor teamwork
  18. Yes
  19. good testing
  20. keeps the design notes
  21. builder
  22. goals a design must meet
  23. try it out
  24. True
  25. 170
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. Yes
  30. builder
  31. No
  32. True
  33. smooth a rough edge
  34. chemical
  35. True
  36. a railway track
  37. many skills and ideas
  38. a dam
  39. False
  40. tighten a nut

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