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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 637 · 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.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) reach a top floor fast (c) keep food fresh longer (d) go through a mountain
  2. 2.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Test
  5. 5.What does the tester do? (a) runs the tests (b) keeps the design notes (c) tracks what is used up (d) keeps the team on track
  6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Imagine
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) computer
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a bridge
  9. 9.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a hand drill (b) a screwdriver (c) sandpaper (d) pliers
  10. 10.🤝 A team plans for 35 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  11. 11.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) a stranger (c) an adult (d) the youngest child
  12. 12.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “build it with straws”? (a) build it with straws (b) load it with coins
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) mechanical (b) computer (c) civil (d) aerospace
  16. 16.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) hide a failed test (c) change only one thing (d) repeat each test
  18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) aerospace
  19. 19.True or false: to use the same load is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 76 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a kind of glue (d) a goal for success
  22. 22.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) make a prototype (b) follow the plan to build (c) list the materials (d) ask who will use it
  23. 23.True or false: an electrical engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 50 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) play near a moving drill (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) carry scissors closed
  27. 27.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) safety goggles (b) sunglasses (c) a cap (d) nothing
  28. 28.🤝 A team of 3 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) computer
  30. 30.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) check it against goals (b) make a prototype (c) dream up possible fixes (d) define the problem
  31. 31.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 96 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) use only paper and tape (c) fit on a school desk (d) lift a cup of water
  36. 36.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) tester (d) builder
  37. 37.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) pliers (b) a hand drill (c) sandpaper (d) a saw
  38. 38.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “load it with coins”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) load it with coins
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) make power from sunlight

Answer key

  1. make water safe to drink
  2. True
  3. False
  4. Test
  5. runs the tests
  6. Imagine
  7. computer
  8. a telephone
  9. a screwdriver
  10. 95
  11. an adult
  12. good teamwork
  13. made by engineers
  14. build it with straws
  15. aerospace
  16. True
  17. hide a failed test
  18. biomedical
  19. True
  20. Yes
  21. a limit you must keep to
  22. ask who will use it
  23. False
  24. No
  25. Improve
  26. carry scissors closed
  27. safety goggles
  28. 6
  29. civil
  30. check it against goals
  31. False
  32. Yes
  33. True
  34. Improve
  35. lift a cup of water
  36. builder
  37. sandpaper
  38. read the challenge rules
  39. made by engineers
  40. make power from sunlight

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