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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 592 · 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 builder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) cuts and joins parts (c) tracks what is used up (d) shares out the jobs
  2. 2.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs artificial limbs (c) designs a flyover (d) lays out a highway
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) use only paper and tape (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) stand in a fan breeze
  4. 4.True or false: an electrical engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) a cap (c) nothing (d) safety goggles
  6. 6.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs aeroplane wings (b) designs school networks (c) keeps data safe online (d) designs power lines
  8. 8.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a hand drill (b) pliers (c) a saw (d) sandpaper
  9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) chemical
  10. 10.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
  11. 11.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) keeps the design notes (c) collects the supplies (d) checks the goals are met
  12. 12.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
  13. 13.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) any child alone (c) an adult (d) the youngest child
  14. 14.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  15. 15.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a hand drill. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Improve
  19. 19.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  20. 20.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mountain (d) a dam
  22. 22.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 106 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) change only one thing (c) change lots at once (d) measure the same way
  24. 24.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) laugh at it (c) listen and ask why (d) walk away
  25. 25.True or false: to run while holding tools is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) repeat each test (c) use the same load (d) record every result
  27. 27.True or false: an electrical engineer designs electric motors. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a hand drill. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  30. 30.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) try it out (c) ask who will use it (d) brainstorm many ideas
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  32. 32.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to record every result is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a hand drill (b) a tape measure (c) pliers (d) sandpaper
  36. 36.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a protractor (b) sandpaper (c) a saw (d) a spirit level
  38. 38.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹28. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) good testing (b) poor testing

Answer key

  1. cuts and joins parts
  2. designs car engines
  3. stand in a fan breeze
  4. False
  5. safety goggles
  6. False
  7. designs power lines
  8. pliers
  9. biomedical
  10. Ask
  11. keeps the design notes
  12. a road that floods
  13. an adult
  14. a criterion
  15. False
  16. True
  17. made by engineers
  18. Improve
  19. a criterion
  20. No
  21. a mountain
  22. No
  23. change lots at once
  24. listen and ask why
  25. True
  26. test it only once
  27. True
  28. True
  29. good testing
  30. ask who will use it
  31. made by engineers
  32. True
  33. True
  34. made by engineers
  35. a hand drill
  36. False
  37. a spirit level
  38. 18
  39. made by engineers
  40. good testing

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