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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 710 · 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 cloud (c) a volcano (d) a satellite
  2. 2.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  3. 3.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a coral reef (c) a lift (d) a banyan tree
  4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) biomedical
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a telephone (c) a lift (d) a solar panel
  6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) electrical
  7. 7.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the tools you use (c) goals a design must meet (d) the limits on money
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a dam (d) a coral reef
  9. 9.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 100 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.What does the recorder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) puts the model together (c) tracks what is used up (d) writes down results
  12. 12.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  13. 13.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) builder
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) use the same load (c) measure the same way (d) repeat each test
  15. 15.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) make it better, retest (b) list the materials (c) make a prototype (d) define the problem
  16. 16.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) mechanical
  18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
  19. 19.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) a sales poster (c) an early test model (d) the final product
  20. 20.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) turn a screw (b) smooth a rough edge (c) tighten a nut (d) check a shelf is level
  21. 21.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a microscope (c) a lift (d) a solar panel
  22. 22.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) make power from sunlight
  23. 23.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to argue more (c) to finish nothing (d) to work alone
  26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  27. 27.True or false: a train helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) safe (b) not safe
  29. 29.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 240 g, 230 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  30. 30.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹34. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  32. 32.True or false: a bridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a water filter (c) a fridge (d) a tunnel
  34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
  35. 35.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs bicycle gears
  36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Create (d) Imagine
  37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Ask
  38. 38.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 38 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) safety goggles (c) a cap (d) nothing
  40. 40.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a satellite
  2. poor teamwork
  3. a lift
  4. civil
  5. a telephone
  6. biomedical
  7. goals a design must meet
  8. a coral reef
  9. No
  10. True
  11. writes down results
  12. made by engineers
  13. builder
  14. test it only once
  15. define the problem
  16. True
  17. electrical
  18. civil
  19. an early test model
  20. smooth a rough edge
  21. a solar panel
  22. make power from sunlight
  23. False
  24. False
  25. many skills and ideas
  26. good teamwork
  27. False
  28. not safe
  29. 230
  30. False
  31. 12
  32. False
  33. a tunnel
  34. biomedical
  35. designs bicycle gears
  36. Plan
  37. Improve
  38. Yes
  39. safety goggles
  40. False

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