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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 696 · 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 of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a lift (c) a coral reef (d) a banyan tree
  2. 2.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) civil (c) chemical (d) aerospace
  4. 4.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  5. 5.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) the final product (c) a sales poster (d) an early test model
  7. 7.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) give up (d) Ask
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) tie back long hair (c) use a cracked tool (d) run while holding tools
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a lift
  11. 11.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) build it with straws (b) sketch three ideas (c) choose and draw one (d) strengthen the weak part
  12. 12.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: an aerospace engineer refines crude oil. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) mechanical
  16. 16.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
  18. 18.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 310 g, design B held 260 g and design C held 360 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
  20. 20.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 240 g, design B held 290 g and design C held 190 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
  21. 21.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) all of them (c) one (d) none
  22. 22.True or false: to check it against goals is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) cross a wide river
  24. 24.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) many skills and ideas (d) to argue more
  25. 25.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.What does the builder do? (a) runs the tests (b) collects the supplies (c) cuts and joins parts (d) keeps the team on track
  28. 28.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  29. 29.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs car engines. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a solar panel helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) computer
  32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) computer
  33. 33.True or false: to cut away from your body is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) sketch three ideas (c) read the challenge rules (d) build it with straws
  35. 35.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) choose and draw one (c) load it with coins (d) strengthen the weak part
  36. 36.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) not safe (b) safe
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a volcano (c) a cloud (d) a bridge
  40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) aerospace

Answer key

  1. a lift
  2. good teamwork
  3. aerospace
  4. good testing
  5. True
  6. an early test model
  7. True
  8. Improve
  9. tie back long hair
  10. a solar panel
  11. strengthen the weak part
  12. False
  13. False
  14. Ask
  15. civil
  16. True
  17. an adult
  18. True
  19. design B
  20. design B
  21. one
  22. False
  23. keep food fresh longer
  24. many skills and ideas
  25. False
  26. False
  27. cuts and joins parts
  28. a criterion
  29. False
  30. False
  31. computer
  32. civil
  33. False
  34. read the challenge rules
  35. strengthen the weak part
  36. True
  37. not safe
  38. found in nature
  39. a bridge
  40. biomedical

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