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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 65 · 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: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  3. 3.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a lift (c) a rainbow (d) a mountain
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) put tools back after use (d) wear safety goggles
  5. 5.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) materials manager
  6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹54. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve
  8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) electrical (d) chemical
  9. 9.🤝 A team of 5 shares 25 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  10. 10.True or false: to hide a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 90 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) safe (b) not safe
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Plan
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) use a new load each time (c) use the same load (d) hide a failed test
  15. 15.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹23. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Test
  17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
  18. 18.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  19. 19.True or false: a telephone helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) repeat each test (c) hide a failed test (d) change only one thing
  21. 21.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) safe (b) not safe
  22. 22.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the team names (c) goals a design must meet (d) the limits on money
  24. 24.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 106 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Plan
  28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
  29. 29.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Ask
  32. 32.True or false: to measure an angle, use sandpaper. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) electrical (d) computer
  37. 37.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) tester (b) builder (c) recorder (d) materials manager
  38. 38.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) measure a long length (c) cut a wooden plank (d) smooth a rough edge
  39. 39.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  40. 40.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a boring story (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match

Answer key

  1. True
  2. good teamwork
  3. a lift
  4. run while holding tools
  5. team leader
  6. 14
  7. Ask
  8. electrical
  9. 20
  10. True
  11. Yes
  12. not safe
  13. Plan
  14. use the same load
  15. 6
  16. Ask
  17. mechanical
  18. made by engineers
  19. False
  20. hide a failed test
  21. not safe
  22. True
  23. goals a design must meet
  24. False
  25. No
  26. True
  27. Test
  28. Improve
  29. False
  30. False
  31. Ask
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. civil
  37. recorder
  38. measure a long length
  39. 100
  40. a road that floods

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