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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 708 · 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 job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) builds rockets (c) designs hearing aids (d) designs aeroplane wings
  2. 2.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 46 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Plan
  5. 5.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a spirit level (b) a hammer (c) a screwdriver (d) a tape measure
  8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Ask
  9. 9.🤝 A team of 2 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 7 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  10. 10.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) electrical
  12. 12.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) computer
  14. 14.True or false: a bridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) cut a wooden plank (c) measure an angle (d) turn a screw
  16. 16.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Plan
  18. 18.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spanner. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is safe. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which need does a train meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) talk to someone far away (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
  21. 21.True or false: to check it against goals is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to cut away from your body is safe. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) a broken part (c) the final product (d) an early test model
  24. 24.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹28. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  26. 26.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) recorder
  27. 27.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs school networks. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a spanner (b) a screwdriver (c) a protractor (d) a saw
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a waterfall (c) a dam (d) a bridge
  30. 30.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Test (d) Ask
  32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a cloud (c) a lift (d) a coral reef
  33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 104 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a tape measure (b) sandpaper (c) a hammer (d) a spirit level
  35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) sandpaper (b) a spirit level (c) a hand drill (d) a hammer
  36. 36.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹71. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  37. 37.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) turn a screw (b) smooth a rough edge (c) drive in a nail (d) measure a long length
  38. 38.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) biomedical
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) skip writing results (c) use a new load each time (d) record every result

Answer key

  1. designs hearing aids
  2. No
  3. True
  4. Plan
  5. False
  6. False
  7. a tape measure
  8. Ask
  9. 21
  10. True
  11. biomedical
  12. False
  13. civil
  14. False
  15. turn a screw
  16. True
  17. Plan
  18. False
  19. True
  20. carry many people far
  21. False
  22. True
  23. an early test model
  24. False
  25. 13
  26. recorder
  27. False
  28. a protractor
  29. a waterfall
  30. False
  31. Ask
  32. a lift
  33. No
  34. a hammer
  35. a hand drill
  36. 20
  37. measure a long length
  38. Improve
  39. aerospace
  40. record every result

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