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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 645 · 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 of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a banyan tree
  2. 2.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to work alone (c) many skills and ideas (d) to finish nothing
  3. 3.True or false: to follow the plan to build is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What does the tester do? (a) runs the tests (b) keeps the team on track (c) puts the model together (d) keeps the design notes
  5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) civil
  6. 6.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make power from sunlight (c) cross a wide river (d) see very tiny things
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a bicycle (c) a cloud (d) a railway track
  8. 8.Which need does a dam meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
  9. 9.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points up, open (c) by the blades (d) points down, closed
  10. 10.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) grip and bend wire (c) check a shelf is level (d) cut a wooden plank
  11. 11.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) measure a long length (c) turn a screw (d) make a hole in wood
  12. 12.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Test
  13. 13.🧪 The first prototype held 170 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 370 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “choose and draw one”? (a) load it with coins (b) choose and draw one
  15. 15.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) make a prototype (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) check it against goals (d) fix the weak part
  16. 16.Which job is a spanner for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) measure a long length (c) cut a wooden plank (d) tighten a nut
  17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) aerospace (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) civil
  18. 18.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to make a prototype is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a civil engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) use at most 20 straws (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) be under 30 cm tall
  25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer makes medicines in bulk? (a) electrical (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
  26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Ask
  27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  28. 28.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a telephone (d) a water filter
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) cut towards your hand (c) play near a moving drill (d) leave tools on the floor
  31. 31.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  32. 32.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
  34. 34.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 140 g, design B held 190 g and design C held 240 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
  35. 35.True or false: an electrical engineer designs power lines. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Test
  38. 38.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) repeat each test (c) skip writing results (d) change lots at once
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers

Answer key

  1. a banyan tree
  2. many skills and ideas
  3. True
  4. runs the tests
  5. biomedical
  6. make power from sunlight
  7. a cloud
  8. store water for summer
  9. points down, closed
  10. smooth a rough edge
  11. turn a screw
  12. Plan
  13. 200
  14. choose and draw one
  15. brainstorm many ideas
  16. tighten a nut
  17. mechanical
  18. True
  19. False
  20. False
  21. False
  22. True
  23. good testing
  24. roll at least 2 metres
  25. chemical
  26. Imagine
  27. a criterion
  28. True
  29. a water filter
  30. carry scissors closed
  31. good testing
  32. True
  33. Ask
  34. design A
  35. True
  36. False
  37. Ask
  38. False
  39. repeat each test
  40. found in nature

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