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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 651 · 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 kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
  2. 2.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) it looks busy (c) to get reliable results (d) to use more paper
  3. 3.What does the tester do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) keeps the team on track (c) checks the goals are met (d) keeps the design notes
  4. 4.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a saw (b) a hammer (c) pliers (d) a protractor
  5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) civil
  6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹53. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  7. 7.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) store water for summer (c) keep food fresh longer (d) see very tiny things
  9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mountain (d) a waterfall
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a dam (c) a ceiling fan (d) a mountain
  11. 11.Which job is a saw for? (a) tighten a nut (b) check a shelf is level (c) measure a long length (d) cut a wooden plank
  12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
  13. 13.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) only if it is red (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
  14. 14.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) designs satellites (c) designs electric motors (d) designs bicycle gears
  15. 15.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  17. 17.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the limits on money (c) the team names (d) the tools you use
  19. 19.True or false: to use the same load is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) build it with straws (b) sketch three ideas (c) read the challenge rules (d) strengthen the weak part
  21. 21.True or false: to list the materials is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds rockets? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) electrical
  24. 24.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) not safe (b) safe
  25. 25.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a cloud (d) a lift
  28. 28.True or false: to laugh at ideas is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) measure the same way (c) record every result (d) guess, do not measure
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a tunnel (c) a solar panel (d) a microscope
  31. 31.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a rainbow (c) a banyan tree (d) a river
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.True or false: a telephone helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 350 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.True or false: a computer engineer refines crude oil. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) two (c) none (d) one
  37. 37.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹74. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  38. 38.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  39. 39.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) measure its performance (b) dream up possible fixes (c) define the problem (d) brainstorm many ideas
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) use only paper and tape (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) use at most 20 straws

Answer key

  1. aerospace
  2. to get reliable results
  3. checks the goals are met
  4. a hammer
  5. civil
  6. 9
  7. False
  8. see very tiny things
  9. a ceiling fan
  10. a mountain
  11. cut a wooden plank
  12. Ask
  13. no, it breaks a limit
  14. makes medicines in bulk
  15. True
  16. good teamwork
  17. True
  18. goals a design must meet
  19. True
  20. strengthen the weak part
  21. True
  22. Ask
  23. aerospace
  24. not safe
  25. poor testing
  26. Plan
  27. a cloud
  28. True
  29. guess, do not measure
  30. a tunnel
  31. a lift
  32. made by engineers
  33. False
  34. Yes
  35. False
  36. one
  37. 17
  38. poor teamwork
  39. define the problem
  40. float for 1 minute

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