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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 591 · 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 ₹20. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  2. 2.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  3. 3.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) see very tiny things (c) store water for summer (d) talk to someone far away
  4. 4.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) turn a screw (b) cut a wooden plank (c) check a shelf is level (d) smooth a rough edge
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) civil (c) chemical (d) aerospace
  8. 8.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a screwdriver (b) a tape measure (c) a protractor (d) a hammer
  10. 10.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a final test (c) a kind of glue (d) a goal for success
  12. 12.True or false: an electrical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) sandpaper (b) a spirit level (c) pliers (d) a hand drill
  14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Ask
  15. 15.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  17. 17.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  18. 18.🤝 A team of 3 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  19. 19.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) checks the goals are met (c) tracks what is used up (d) puts the model together
  20. 20.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) plans a dam (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) builds hospital scanners
  22. 22.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) fit on a school desk (c) use at most 20 straws (d) carry 10 coins
  24. 24.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) buys every material (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
  25. 25.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a saw (b) sandpaper (c) a tape measure (d) a spanner
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) spend at most ₹100
  27. 27.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bridge (d) a bicycle
  28. 28.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a hand drill (b) a protractor (c) a spirit level (d) a hammer
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) skip writing results (c) test it only once (d) use the same load
  31. 31.True or false: a chemical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 350 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹111. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  35. 35.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) team leader
  36. 36.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  37. 37.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Test
  38. 38.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) measure its performance (b) follow the plan to build (c) make it better, retest (d) ask who will use it
  39. 39.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) sandpaper (b) a spanner (c) a protractor (d) a tape measure
  40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. poor testing
  3. make power from sunlight
  4. False
  5. Yes
  6. turn a screw
  7. aerospace
  8. No
  9. a protractor
  10. True
  11. a limit you must keep to
  12. False
  13. pliers
  14. Plan
  15. False
  16. good testing
  17. good teamwork
  18. 6
  19. keeps the team on track
  20. False
  21. builds hospital scanners
  22. False
  23. carry 10 coins
  24. understands the problem
  25. a spanner
  26. stand in a fan breeze
  27. a volcano
  28. False
  29. a spirit level
  30. use the same load
  31. False
  32. False
  33. Yes
  34. 30
  35. team leader
  36. 70
  37. Create
  38. ask who will use it
  39. a tape measure
  40. Ask

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