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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 635 · 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: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) clear labelled sketches (c) only talking fast (d) no drawings at all
  3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) chemical
  4. 4.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  5. 5.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) safe (b) not safe
  6. 6.True or false: to run while holding tools is safe. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) pick the build order (b) make a prototype (c) define the problem (d) make it better, retest
  9. 9.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Test
  10. 10.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) one (b) none (c) all of them (d) two
  12. 12.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) builds hospital scanners (c) plans a power grid (d) designs school networks
  15. 15.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 150 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) biomedical
  17. 17.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a coral reef (c) a dam (d) a cloud
  18. 18.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Create
  19. 19.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹63. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) chemical (d) aerospace
  22. 22.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  23. 23.True or false: to make a prototype is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a railway track (c) a mountain (d) a seashell
  25. 25.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) measure its performance (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) find the limits (d) make it better, retest
  26. 26.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the team names (c) goals a design must meet (d) the tools you use
  27. 27.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job is pliers for? (a) measure a long length (b) measure an angle (c) drive in a nail (d) grip and bend wire
  29. 29.True or false: a civil engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) while running (c) points up, open (d) by the blades
  31. 31.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a railway track (d) a banyan tree
  33. 33.Which job is a protractor for? (a) drive in a nail (b) smooth a rough edge (c) measure an angle (d) tighten a nut
  34. 34.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 30 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  36. 36.True or false: a biomedical engineer wires a new building. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a long length, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask

Answer key

  1. True
  2. clear labelled sketches
  3. mechanical
  4. good testing
  5. not safe
  6. False
  7. False
  8. make a prototype
  9. Plan
  10. False
  11. one
  12. True
  13. True
  14. plans a power grid
  15. No
  16. civil
  17. a dam
  18. Ask
  19. True
  20. 29
  21. electrical
  22. good testing
  23. True
  24. a railway track
  25. find the limits
  26. goals a design must meet
  27. False
  28. grip and bend wire
  29. False
  30. points down, closed
  31. good testing
  32. a banyan tree
  33. measure an angle
  34. Yes
  35. poor teamwork
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. Create

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