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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 623 · 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 design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) recorder
  2. 2.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) writes app software (c) designs bicycle gears (d) designs artificial limbs
  3. 3.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  4. 4.True or false: to tie back long hair is safe. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) run while holding tools (c) carry scissors closed (d) play near a moving drill
  7. 7.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a goal for success (d) a final test
  9. 9.🧪 The first prototype held 70 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 250 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) electrical
  12. 12.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) measure a long length (b) tighten a nut (c) make a hole in wood (d) drive in a nail
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a water filter
  14. 14.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) builds hospital scanners (d) writes app software
  15. 15.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Plan
  17. 17.True or false: to laugh at ideas is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) safe (b) not safe
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) cut towards your hand (c) let adults use hot glue (d) touch a hot glue tip
  20. 20.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) a stranger (c) an adult (d) any child alone
  22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Test
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  24. 24.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  25. 25.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs a flyover (c) plans a power grid (d) runs a fertiliser plant
  26. 26.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a dam (c) a seashell (d) a volcano
  27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) aerospace
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a lift
  29. 29.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) choose and draw one (c) build it with straws (d) strengthen the weak part
  30. 30.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) go through a mountain (c) make power from sunlight (d) reach a top floor fast
  31. 31.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to avoid testing (b) to decorate a room (c) to sell them at once (d) to test ideas cheaply
  36. 36.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a hand drill. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) nothing (c) safety goggles (d) sunglasses
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  39. 39.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) an early test model (c) a broken part (d) a sales poster
  40. 40.True or false: to laugh at ideas is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. materials manager
  2. makes medicines in bulk
  3. designs useful solutions
  4. True
  5. False
  6. carry scissors closed
  7. False
  8. a limit you must keep to
  9. 180
  10. made by engineers
  11. biomedical
  12. make a hole in wood
  13. a solar panel
  14. builds hospital scanners
  15. True
  16. Plan
  17. True
  18. not safe
  19. let adults use hot glue
  20. False
  21. an adult
  22. Imagine
  23. found in nature
  24. poor testing
  25. designs a flyover
  26. a dam
  27. aerospace
  28. a river
  29. choose and draw one
  30. make power from sunlight
  31. False
  32. made by engineers
  33. No
  34. True
  35. to test ideas cheaply
  36. True
  37. safety goggles
  38. found in nature
  39. an early test model
  40. False

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