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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 614 · 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.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) none (b) all of them (c) one (d) two
  2. 2.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) recorder (b) builder (c) team leader (d) tester
  3. 3.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to finish nothing (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas
  4. 4.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) recorder (b) builder (c) team leader (d) tester
  5. 5.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹129. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) civil
  8. 8.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) see very tiny things (c) reach a top floor fast (d) talk to someone far away
  9. 9.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🤝 A team plans for 40 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Plan
  15. 15.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  17. 17.True or false: to measure an angle, use sandpaper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) repeat each test (c) use the same load (d) measure the same way
  19. 19.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) not safe (b) safe
  20. 20.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to hide a failed test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only on Sundays (c) only for big jobs (d) no, it repeats
  23. 23.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹49. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) measure the same way (c) use the same load (d) record every result
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  26. 26.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a boring story (c) a sad song (d) a road that floods
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) use only paper and tape (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) roll at least 2 metres
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) change lots at once (c) test it only once (d) use the same load
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a long length, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧪 The first prototype held 60 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 260 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  31. 31.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹27. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  32. 32.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) reach a top floor fast
  33. 33.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to laugh at ideas is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🤝 A team of 3 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Imagine
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) float for 1 minute (c) use only paper and tape (d) finish in 40 minutes
  38. 38.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Test
  39. 39.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) designs hearing aids (c) designs power lines (d) builds rockets

Answer key

  1. one
  2. team leader
  3. many skills and ideas
  4. builder
  5. True
  6. 23
  7. aerospace
  8. talk to someone far away
  9. True
  10. True
  11. True
  12. False
  13. 100
  14. Ask
  15. found in nature
  16. poor testing
  17. False
  18. test it only once
  19. safe
  20. True
  21. True
  22. no, it repeats
  23. 8
  24. use a new load each time
  25. made by engineers
  26. a road that floods
  27. use only paper and tape
  28. use the same load
  29. False
  30. 200
  31. 17
  32. go through a mountain
  33. False
  34. True
  35. 30
  36. Ask
  37. float for 1 minute
  38. Improve
  39. False
  40. designs hearing aids

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