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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 691 · 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 kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) electrical
  2. 2.What does the tester do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) keeps the team on track (c) keeps the design notes (d) runs the tests
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) float for 1 minute
  4. 4.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 320 g, 250 g and 300 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  5. 5.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) builder (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) recorder
  6. 6.Which job is a saw for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) cut a wooden plank (c) measure a long length (d) drive in a nail
  7. 7.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) team leader
  8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Test
  9. 9.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) make a hole in wood (c) tighten a nut (d) measure a long length
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) put tools back after use (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) run while holding tools
  11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a cloud (c) a bicycle (d) a banyan tree
  12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a ceiling fan (c) a banyan tree (d) a cloud
  13. 13.True or false: to carry scissors closed is safe. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs a paint factory (c) designs artificial limbs (d) writes app software
  15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a seashell (c) a coral reef (d) a lift
  16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
  17. 17.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) try it out (b) pick the build order (c) fix the weak part (d) think of wild ideas
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a volcano (c) a bridge (d) a ceiling fan
  19. 19.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧪 The first prototype held 300 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  21. 21.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  22. 22.🧪 The first prototype held 260 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 370 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  23. 23.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) drive in a nail (b) turn a screw (c) grip and bend wire (d) measure an angle
  24. 24.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a final test
  25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) mechanical
  26. 26.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) keep food fresh longer (c) store water for summer (d) talk to someone far away
  28. 28.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  30. 30.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
  31. 31.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs factory machines (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs school networks
  33. 33.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) laugh at it (c) ignore it (d) walk away
  34. 34.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
  35. 35.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) fit on a school desk (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  37. 37.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  38. 38.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) sketch three ideas
  39. 39.True or false: an electrical engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint

Answer key

  1. civil
  2. runs the tests
  3. float for 1 minute
  4. 290
  5. builder
  6. cut a wooden plank
  7. team leader
  8. Test
  9. measure a long length
  10. put tools back after use
  11. a bicycle
  12. a ceiling fan
  13. True
  14. designs car engines
  15. a lift
  16. biomedical
  17. think of wild ideas
  18. a volcano
  19. True
  20. 10
  21. good teamwork
  22. 110
  23. turn a screw
  24. a limit you must keep to
  25. mechanical
  26. False
  27. talk to someone far away
  28. True
  29. poor teamwork
  30. safe
  31. True
  32. designs factory machines
  33. listen and ask why
  34. many skills and ideas
  35. poor teamwork
  36. keep ice for 1 hour
  37. 24
  38. sketch three ideas
  39. True
  40. a criterion

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