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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 706 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Plan
  2. 2.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) chemical
  4. 4.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) fix the weak part (b) ask who will use it (c) dream up possible fixes (d) make it better, retest
  5. 5.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  6. 6.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) listen and ask why (c) walk away (d) ignore it
  7. 7.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to use more paper (b) it looks busy (c) to get reliable results (d) the first is wrong
  8. 8.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs factory machines (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) designs hearing aids
  9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Create
  10. 10.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 390 g, 240 g and 330 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a mountain (c) a ceiling fan (d) a lift
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) hide a failed test (c) repeat each test (d) use a new load each time
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a waterfall (c) a bridge (d) a mobile phone
  15. 15.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a computer engineer designs school networks. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a bridge (c) a waterfall (d) a river
  19. 19.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹98. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) electrical (b) chemical (c) computer (d) civil
  21. 21.True or false: to list the materials is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) fit on a school desk (d) float for 1 minute
  23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a ceiling fan (c) a coral reef (d) a volcano
  24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) computer (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
  25. 25.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) dream up possible fixes (c) fix the weak part (d) build the model
  26. 26.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a saw. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) designs satellites (c) makes medicines in bulk (d) wires a new building
  28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a dam (d) a banyan tree
  29. 29.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a tunnel (c) a dam (d) a microscope
  30. 30.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) ask who will use it (c) define the problem (d) fix the weak part
  32. 32.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Test
  33. 33.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Plan
  35. 35.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) measure a long length (c) measure an angle (d) turn a screw
  36. 36.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 290 g, 120 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  37. 37.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 52 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) biomedical
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers

Answer key

  1. Improve
  2. good teamwork
  3. mechanical
  4. ask who will use it
  5. good testing
  6. listen and ask why
  7. to get reliable results
  8. runs a fertiliser plant
  9. Create
  10. 320
  11. found in nature
  12. a mountain
  13. repeat each test
  14. a waterfall
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a bridge
  19. 26
  20. electrical
  21. False
  22. float for 1 minute
  23. a ceiling fan
  24. mechanical
  25. fix the weak part
  26. True
  27. designs satellites
  28. a banyan tree
  29. a dam
  30. True
  31. follow the plan to build
  32. Ask
  33. True
  34. Plan
  35. measure a long length
  36. 210
  37. No
  38. False
  39. civil
  40. found in nature

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