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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 680 · 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.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a tunnel (d) a train
  2. 2.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) an early test model (c) the final product (d) a broken part
  3. 3.What does the recorder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) runs the tests (c) keeps the design notes (d) cuts and joins parts
  4. 4.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs bicycle gears (c) builds rockets (d) designs artificial limbs
  5. 5.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) give up (d) Imagine
  6. 6.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
  7. 7.🧪 The first prototype held 100 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 210 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  8. 8.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  10. 10.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds rockets? (a) civil (b) computer (c) electrical (d) aerospace
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) change only one thing (c) use the same load (d) measure the same way
  13. 13.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  14. 14.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) build the model (b) try it out (c) ask who will use it (d) define the problem
  15. 15.True or false: to own up to a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a hammer. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  18. 18.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 32 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.True or false: a computer engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) electrical (d) chemical
  21. 21.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a tunnel (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  22. 22.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) any child alone
  23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) computer
  24. 24.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) sandpaper (b) a tape measure (c) a screwdriver (d) a spirit level
  25. 25.🤝 A team of 3 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Test
  27. 27.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) buys every material (c) builds at once (d) understands the problem
  28. 28.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) find the limits (b) pick the build order (c) make a prototype (d) fix the weak part
  29. 29.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹46. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) change lots at once (c) use a new load each time (d) guess, do not measure
  31. 31.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe
  32. 32.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job is a hammer for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) check a shelf is level (c) drive in a nail (d) measure an angle
  34. 34.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a spirit level (b) a saw (c) a screwdriver (d) a spanner
  36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
  37. 37.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
  38. 38.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, it works (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
  39. 39.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a train
  2. an early test model
  3. keeps the design notes
  4. builds rockets
  5. Improve
  6. Plan
  7. 110
  8. False
  9. a constraint
  10. poor testing
  11. aerospace
  12. skip writing results
  13. good testing
  14. build the model
  15. False
  16. True
  17. Plan
  18. No
  19. False
  20. chemical
  21. a bridge
  22. an adult
  23. computer
  24. a spirit level
  25. 20
  26. Create
  27. understands the problem
  28. make a prototype
  29. 9
  30. use the same load
  31. not safe
  32. True
  33. drive in a nail
  34. False
  35. a screwdriver
  36. aerospace
  37. a limit you must keep to
  38. no, it breaks a limit
  39. No
  40. True

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