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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 588 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
  2. 2.True or false: a biomedical engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which job is a spanner for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) check a shelf is level (c) measure an angle (d) tighten a nut
  4. 4.True or false: a chemical engineer refines crude oil. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) choose and draw one (b) read the challenge rules (c) strengthen the weak part (d) build it with straws
  6. 6.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a screwdriver (b) a hand drill (c) a hammer (d) a spirit level
  7. 7.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  8. 8.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) yes, it works (c) only if it is red (d) no, it breaks a limit
  9. 9.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 240 g, 230 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  12. 12.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 350 g, design B held 300 g and design C held 250 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
  13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) computer (b) civil (c) chemical (d) electrical
  14. 14.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) build the model (b) redesign after testing (c) define the problem (d) dream up possible fixes
  15. 15.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Plan
  16. 16.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a waterfall (c) a banyan tree (d) a coral reef
  19. 19.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹23. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  21. 21.What does the tester do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) runs the tests (c) puts the model together (d) collects the supplies
  22. 22.🧪 The first prototype held 150 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 180 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) carry scissors closed (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) cut towards your hand
  24. 24.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  25. 25.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) load it with coins (b) choose and draw one (c) strengthen the weak part (d) build it with straws
  28. 28.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) a broken part (c) an early test model (d) the final product
  29. 29.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) builder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) recorder
  30. 30.True or false: a computer engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) builder (d) recorder
  32. 32.What does the materials manager do? (a) writes down results (b) tracks what is used up (c) checks the goals are met (d) puts the model together
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a solar panel (c) a microscope (d) a lift
  34. 34.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) measure a long length (b) measure an angle (c) turn a screw (d) check a shelf is level
  35. 35.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the limits on money (c) goals a design must meet (d) the team names
  36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Improve
  37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Create
  38. 38.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points up, open (c) while running (d) points down, closed
  39. 39.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork

Answer key

  1. Ask
  2. False
  3. tighten a nut
  4. True
  5. choose and draw one
  6. a hammer
  7. poor testing
  8. no, it breaks a limit
  9. True
  10. True
  11. 230
  12. design C
  13. electrical
  14. define the problem
  15. Imagine
  16. True
  17. poor teamwork
  18. a bridge
  19. False
  20. 6
  21. runs the tests
  22. 30
  23. cut towards your hand
  24. good teamwork
  25. False
  26. False
  27. strengthen the weak part
  28. an early test model
  29. recorder
  30. False
  31. recorder
  32. tracks what is used up
  33. a microscope
  34. measure a long length
  35. goals a design must meet
  36. Improve
  37. Ask
  38. points down, closed
  39. True
  40. poor teamwork

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