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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 663 · 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.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to argue more (c) to finish nothing (d) many skills and ideas
  2. 2.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) goals a design must meet (c) the team names (d) the tools you use
  3. 3.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Create
  4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) electrical (d) mechanical
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a waterfall (c) a mountain (d) a river
  6. 6.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) designs hearing aids (c) designs school networks (d) builds a website
  8. 8.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Ask
  9. 9.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) biomedical
  11. 11.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) build the model (c) make it better, retest (d) follow the plan to build
  12. 12.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) cuts and joins parts (c) keeps the design notes (d) writes down results
  13. 13.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) find the limits (b) list the materials (c) dream up possible fixes (d) brainstorm many ideas
  15. 15.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹56. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  16. 16.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) writes app software (c) designs school networks (d) designs a paint factory
  17. 17.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) wires a new building (c) makes medicines in bulk (d) designs knee implants
  18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) electrical
  19. 19.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹63. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  22. 22.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Improve
  26. 26.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Test”? (a) Plan (b) Test
  27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) electrical (d) mechanical
  28. 28.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) sandpaper (b) a tape measure (c) pliers (d) a screwdriver
  29. 29.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) computer
  32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a river (c) a volcano (d) a rainbow
  33. 33.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) designs a paint factory (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) designs hearing aids
  34. 34.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) check it against goals (b) follow the plan to build (c) list the materials (d) find the limits
  35. 35.What does the tester do? (a) runs the tests (b) tracks what is used up (c) shares out the jobs (d) cuts and joins parts
  36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) chemical
  37. 37.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  38. 38.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a spirit level (b) a tape measure (c) a saw (d) a hammer
  39. 39.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) not safe (b) safe
  40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) mechanical

Answer key

  1. many skills and ideas
  2. goals a design must meet
  3. Ask
  4. mechanical
  5. a satellite
  6. True
  7. designs satellites
  8. Ask
  9. False
  10. civil
  11. brainstorm many ideas
  12. keeps the team on track
  13. False
  14. list the materials
  15. 10
  16. designs a paint factory
  17. wires a new building
  18. biomedical
  19. True
  20. False
  21. 10
  22. True
  23. False
  24. True
  25. Plan
  26. Plan
  27. mechanical
  28. a screwdriver
  29. True
  30. made by engineers
  31. mechanical
  32. a bicycle
  33. designs a metro tunnel
  34. find the limits
  35. runs the tests
  36. mechanical
  37. good teamwork
  38. a tape measure
  39. safe
  40. biomedical

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