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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 666 · 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 job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) plans a dam (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs electric motors
  2. 2.What does the team leader do? (a) collects the supplies (b) puts the model together (c) keeps the design notes (d) keeps the team on track
  3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Improve”? (a) Create (b) Improve
  4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Improve
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) play near a moving drill (c) use a cracked tool (d) put tools back after use
  6. 6.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a microscope (c) a tunnel (d) a lift
  7. 7.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a lift helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) the youngest child (c) a stranger (d) an adult
  11. 11.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) lays out a highway (c) makes medicines in bulk (d) designs hearing aids
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a dam
  14. 14.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
  15. 15.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  16. 16.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) ask who will use it (c) find the limits (d) build the model
  17. 17.Which job is a spanner for? (a) tighten a nut (b) drive in a nail (c) grip and bend wire (d) measure an angle
  18. 18.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a microscope (d) a telephone
  19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Plan
  20. 20.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) no drawings at all (c) secret notes (d) only talking fast
  21. 21.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) find the limits (b) make it better, retest (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) check it against goals
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a lift (c) a mountain (d) a volcano
  23. 23.True or false: a civil engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) load it with coins (c) choose and draw one (d) strengthen the weak part
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a solar panel
  26. 26.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
  29. 29.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a bicycle (c) a seashell (d) a banyan tree
  31. 31.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) build the model (b) pick the build order (c) find the limits (d) brainstorm many ideas
  32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  33. 33.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) a sales poster (c) a broken part (d) the final product
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) wear safety goggles (c) play near a moving drill (d) cut towards your hand
  35. 35.True or false: an electrical engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a chemical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) plans a space mission (c) designs school networks (d) builds rockets
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) computer (d) electrical
  39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) computer
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine

Answer key

  1. designs artificial limbs
  2. keeps the team on track
  3. Create
  4. Ask
  5. put tools back after use
  6. a microscope
  7. False
  8. False
  9. True
  10. an adult
  11. True
  12. lays out a highway
  13. a fridge
  14. safe
  15. poor teamwork
  16. draw a labelled diagram
  17. tighten a nut
  18. a telephone
  19. Plan
  20. clear labelled sketches
  21. check it against goals
  22. a lift
  23. False
  24. load it with coins
  25. a lift
  26. True
  27. False
  28. aerospace
  29. poor testing
  30. a bicycle
  31. build the model
  32. a criterion
  33. an early test model
  34. wear safety goggles
  35. False
  36. True
  37. designs school networks
  38. mechanical
  39. biomedical
  40. Improve

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