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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 646 · 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.What does the tester do? (a) writes down results (b) checks the goals are met (c) tracks what is used up (d) collects the supplies
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) chemical (b) electrical (c) computer (d) mechanical
  3. 3.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs satellites. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: an electrical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) redesign after testing (b) think of wild ideas (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) follow the plan to build
  7. 7.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) who won the match? (c) how can we build it? (d) why is the sky blue?
  8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) tester (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) team leader
  9. 9.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
  11. 11.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) computer (d) biomedical
  13. 13.True or false: a solar panel helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Create
  16. 16.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is safe. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) measure an angle (c) measure a long length (d) turn a screw
  18. 18.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) yes, only once (c) no, it repeats (d) only on Sundays
  21. 21.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs satellites (c) keeps data safe online (d) wires a new building
  22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs school networks? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) computer
  23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer makes medicines in bulk? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
  24. 24.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) designs bicycle gears (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) runs a fertiliser plant
  25. 25.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to build the model is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 340 g, 240 g and 440 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  28. 28.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs a gearbox (c) lays out a highway (d) plans a power grid
  29. 29.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) builder
  30. 30.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a protractor (b) a screwdriver (c) a hand drill (d) a spirit level
  31. 31.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make power from sunlight (c) store water for summer (d) go through a mountain
  32. 32.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to make a prototype is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🤝 A team of 2 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) aerospace
  36. 36.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
  37. 37.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) safe (b) not safe
  38. 38.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Improve
  39. 39.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) tie back long hair (c) cut towards your hand (d) cut away from your body

Answer key

  1. checks the goals are met
  2. computer
  3. True
  4. False
  5. False
  6. think of wild ideas
  7. how can we build it?
  8. builder
  9. True
  10. chemical
  11. poor testing
  12. biomedical
  13. False
  14. True
  15. Ask
  16. True
  17. make a hole in wood
  18. False
  19. False
  20. no, it repeats
  21. keeps data safe online
  22. computer
  23. chemical
  24. designs artificial limbs
  25. True
  26. False
  27. 340
  28. plans a power grid
  29. team leader
  30. a screwdriver
  31. see very tiny things
  32. False
  33. True
  34. 24
  35. aerospace
  36. a limit you must keep to
  37. not safe
  38. Imagine
  39. True
  40. cut towards your hand

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