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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 682 · 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 talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a microscope (c) a dam (d) a fridge
  2. 2.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) builds a website (c) wires a new building (d) designs car engines
  5. 5.True or false: an aerospace engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  7. 7.True or false: a civil engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a banyan tree (d) a mountain
  9. 9.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which job is a spanner for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) turn a screw (c) make a hole in wood (d) tighten a nut
  11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) computer (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) civil
  12. 12.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) buys every material
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) hold up 500 g
  14. 14.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: an electrical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) repeat each test (c) change lots at once (d) hide a failed test
  18. 18.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs school networks. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) to get reliable results (c) to use more paper (d) it looks busy
  21. 21.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) points down, closed (c) while running (d) by the blades
  22. 22.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) reach a top floor fast (c) cross a wide river (d) go through a mountain
  23. 23.True or false: a computer engineer keeps data safe online. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  25. 25.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a goal for success (d) a final test
  26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  27. 27.True or false: a mechanical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a bicycle (c) a bridge (d) a river
  29. 29.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) define the problem (b) build the model (c) list the materials (d) think of wild ideas
  31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Create
  32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) float for 1 minute (d) lift a cup of water
  34. 34.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) dance (d) cooking
  35. 35.True or false: to skip writing results is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) civil
  39. 39.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
  40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Plan

Answer key

  1. a telephone
  2. True
  3. False
  4. designs car engines
  5. False
  6. poor testing
  7. False
  8. a satellite
  9. True
  10. tighten a nut
  11. biomedical
  12. understands the problem
  13. spend at most ₹100
  14. True
  15. False
  16. 24
  17. repeat each test
  18. False
  19. False
  20. to get reliable results
  21. points down, closed
  22. cross a wide river
  23. True
  24. good testing
  25. a limit you must keep to
  26. good teamwork
  27. False
  28. a river
  29. False
  30. think of wild ideas
  31. Ask
  32. a constraint
  33. finish in 40 minutes
  34. science
  35. True
  36. poor testing
  37. a constraint
  38. mechanical
  39. Improve
  40. Test

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