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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 704 · 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) aerospace (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) civil
  2. 2.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 850 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a telephone (c) a microscope (d) a dam
  4. 4.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  5. 5.True or false: a mechanical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  8. 8.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the team names (c) goals a design must meet (d) the limits on money
  9. 9.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  10. 10.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) measure an angle (b) tighten a nut (c) measure a long length (d) drive in a nail
  11. 11.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a microscope (d) a bridge
  12. 12.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a river (c) a satellite (d) a rainbow
  14. 14.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹114. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) hide a failed test (c) change lots at once (d) change only one thing
  16. 16.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 290 g, design B held 390 g and design C held 340 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  20. 20.True or false: an electrical engineer designs school networks. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) run while holding tools (c) play near a moving drill (d) tie back long hair
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a fridge (c) a microscope (d) a tunnel
  23. 23.True or false: to build the model is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) no, it repeats (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, only once (d) only for big jobs
  25. 25.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a tunnel (d) a train
  27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  28. 28.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) define the problem (b) find the limits (c) dream up possible fixes (d) measure its performance
  29. 29.What does the materials manager do? (a) collects the supplies (b) runs the tests (c) shares out the jobs (d) checks the goals are met
  30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) builder (d) materials manager
  31. 31.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) builder (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) team leader
  32. 32.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  33. 33.True or false: an electrical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
  35. 35.Which need does a dam meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) see very tiny things
  36. 36.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a saw (b) a hand drill (c) a screwdriver (d) pliers
  37. 37.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) one (c) two (d) none
  38. 38.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) recorder (d) tester
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) skip writing results (c) use the same load (d) measure the same way
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) carry scissors closed (c) put tools back after use (d) tie back long hair

Answer key

  1. civil
  2. Yes
  3. a telephone
  4. good testing
  5. False
  6. False
  7. made by engineers
  8. goals a design must meet
  9. a criterion
  10. measure a long length
  11. a dam
  12. poor testing
  13. a satellite
  14. 23
  15. change only one thing
  16. design A
  17. found in nature
  18. False
  19. good teamwork
  20. False
  21. tie back long hair
  22. a tunnel
  23. False
  24. no, it repeats
  25. poor teamwork
  26. a train
  27. a constraint
  28. dream up possible fixes
  29. collects the supplies
  30. builder
  31. tester
  32. Plan
  33. False
  34. Test
  35. store water for summer
  36. a saw
  37. one
  38. recorder
  39. skip writing results
  40. leave tools on the floor

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