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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 667 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Test
  2. 2.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) materials manager (b) tester (c) recorder (d) builder
  4. 4.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 250 g, 170 g and 300 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  6. 6.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points up, open (c) points down, closed (d) while running
  8. 8.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) guess, do not measure (c) repeat each test (d) skip writing results
  10. 10.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a hand drill (b) a screwdriver (c) a spirit level (d) a spanner
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a water filter (c) a bicycle (d) a rainbow
  12. 12.True or false: an aerospace engineer writes app software. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a mechanical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 74 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) lays out a highway (c) writes app software (d) designs electric motors
  17. 17.What does the materials manager do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) collects the supplies (c) keeps the team on track (d) keeps the design notes
  18. 18.True or false: to skip writing results is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which job is pliers for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) tighten a nut (c) check a shelf is level (d) measure a long length
  21. 21.True or false: to build the model is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) record every result (c) use the same load (d) guess, do not measure
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a river (c) a bicycle (d) a mobile phone
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) spend at most ₹100
  25. 25.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) not safe (b) safe
  27. 27.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) designs power lines (c) designs factory machines (d) designs aeroplane wings
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a lift (d) a banyan tree
  30. 30.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹51. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  31. 31.🧪 The first prototype held 240 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 380 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mountain (d) a cloud
  33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) computer (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) civil
  34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) mechanical
  35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Test (d) Imagine
  36. 36.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) laugh at it (c) walk away (d) listen and ask why
  39. 39.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) only if it is red (c) yes, always (d) yes, it works
  40. 40.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion

Answer key

  1. Imagine
  2. False
  3. builder
  4. 240
  5. Improve
  6. True
  7. points down, closed
  8. 95
  9. repeat each test
  10. a hand drill
  11. a rainbow
  12. False
  13. False
  14. made by engineers
  15. No
  16. lays out a highway
  17. collects the supplies
  18. True
  19. False
  20. grip and bend wire
  21. False
  22. guess, do not measure
  23. a river
  24. stand in a fan breeze
  25. False
  26. not safe
  27. False
  28. designs factory machines
  29. a lift
  30. 7
  31. 140
  32. a ceiling fan
  33. electrical
  34. mechanical
  35. Imagine
  36. True
  37. found in nature
  38. listen and ask why
  39. no, it breaks a limit
  40. a criterion

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