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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 590 · 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.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Test (d) Imagine
  3. 3.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs satellites. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a kind of glue (c) a final test (d) a goal for success
  5. 5.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “load it with coins”? (a) load it with coins (b) choose and draw one
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a banyan tree (d) a lift
  7. 7.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Test
  8. 8.What does the team leader do? (a) collects the supplies (b) keeps the design notes (c) shares out the jobs (d) runs the tests
  9. 9.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) choose and draw one (b) build it with straws (c) strengthen the weak part (d) read the challenge rules
  10. 10.What does the recorder do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) collects the supplies (c) writes down results (d) puts the model together
  11. 11.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  12. 12.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) pick the build order (b) think of wild ideas (c) find the limits (d) build the model
  13. 13.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) sketch three ideas
  14. 14.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make water safe to drink (c) store water for summer (d) keep food fresh longer
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a railway track (c) a cloud (d) a satellite
  16. 16.True or false: to own up to a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a bridge (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
  18. 18.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) pliers (b) a hammer (c) sandpaper (d) a saw
  19. 19.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 850 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, always (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, it works
  21. 21.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a banyan tree (c) a railway track (d) a river
  23. 23.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) walk away (c) listen and ask why (d) laugh at it
  25. 25.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) designs hearing aids (c) designs satellites (d) keeps data safe online
  26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  27. 27.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the tools you use (c) the limits on money (d) goals a design must meet
  28. 28.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) one (b) none (c) all of them (d) two
  29. 29.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) builds a website (c) designs electric motors (d) designs factory machines
  30. 30.What does the materials manager do? (a) puts the model together (b) tracks what is used up (c) runs the tests (d) keeps the team on track
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) computer
  32. 32.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) build it with straws (b) read the challenge rules (c) strengthen the weak part (d) sketch three ideas
  33. 33.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹33. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  34. 34.True or false: an electrical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job is a hammer for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) check a shelf is level (c) drive in a nail (d) grip and bend wire
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) run while holding tools (c) tie back long hair (d) clamp wood before sawing
  37. 37.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “read the challenge rules”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws (c) choose and draw one (d) strengthen the weak part
  38. 38.True or false: to hide a failed test is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 24 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  40. 40.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) many skills and ideas (c) to work alone (d) to argue more

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. Imagine
  3. True
  4. a limit you must keep to
  5. choose and draw one
  6. a banyan tree
  7. Test
  8. shares out the jobs
  9. choose and draw one
  10. writes down results
  11. 95
  12. think of wild ideas
  13. read the challenge rules
  14. make water safe to drink
  15. a cloud
  16. False
  17. a fridge
  18. sandpaper
  19. Yes
  20. no, it breaks a limit
  21. False
  22. a railway track
  23. False
  24. listen and ask why
  25. designs hearing aids
  26. good teamwork
  27. goals a design must meet
  28. one
  29. designs electric motors
  30. tracks what is used up
  31. biomedical
  32. strengthen the weak part
  33. 28
  34. False
  35. drive in a nail
  36. run while holding tools
  37. sketch three ideas
  38. True
  39. Yes
  40. many skills and ideas

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