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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 610 · 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.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a dam helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
  7. 7.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  8. 8.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) cross a wide river (c) make power from sunlight (d) go through a mountain
  10. 10.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) only if it is red (c) yes, it works (d) no, it breaks a limit
  11. 11.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a hammer (b) pliers (c) a spirit level (d) a screwdriver
  12. 12.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Test
  14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “choose and draw one”? (a) choose and draw one (b) sketch three ideas
  15. 15.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs a paint factory (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs power lines
  16. 16.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) dream up possible fixes (b) find the limits (c) redesign after testing (d) make it better, retest
  17. 17.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) shares out the jobs (c) keeps the design notes (d) collects the supplies
  18. 18.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 210 g, design B held 260 g and design C held 310 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
  19. 19.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a banyan tree (c) a seashell (d) a river
  22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) computer
  23. 23.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to work alone (c) to finish nothing (d) many skills and ideas
  24. 24.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 800 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) safe (b) not safe
  26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Create
  27. 27.True or false: a chemical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) list the materials (b) dream up possible fixes (c) find the limits (d) check it against goals
  30. 30.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the limits on money (c) the tools you use (d) goals a design must meet
  32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) computer (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) electrical
  33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) civil (d) chemical
  34. 34.🧪 The first prototype held 270 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 320 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  35. 35.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) load it with coins
  36. 36.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs hearing aids (d) designs artificial limbs
  37. 37.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a coral reef (c) a waterfall (d) a satellite
  39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) mechanical
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) fit on a school desk (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) stand in a fan breeze

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. True
  4. False
  5. True
  6. biomedical
  7. Test
  8. False
  9. go through a mountain
  10. no, it breaks a limit
  11. pliers
  12. Ask
  13. Ask
  14. sketch three ideas
  15. designs power lines
  16. find the limits
  17. collects the supplies
  18. design C
  19. True
  20. poor testing
  21. a bridge
  22. civil
  23. many skills and ideas
  24. Yes
  25. not safe
  26. Test
  27. False
  28. True
  29. check it against goals
  30. True
  31. goals a design must meet
  32. electrical
  33. civil
  34. 50
  35. load it with coins
  36. runs a fertiliser plant
  37. False
  38. a satellite
  39. mechanical
  40. stand in a fan breeze

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