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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 718 · 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.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) a stranger (c) any child alone (d) an adult
  2. 2.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  3. 3.True or false: a computer engineer writes app software. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🤝 A team of 5 shares 20 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  5. 5.What does the tester do? (a) writes down results (b) keeps the team on track (c) shares out the jobs (d) runs the tests
  6. 6.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) make a prototype (b) fix the weak part (c) pick the build order (d) find the limits
  7. 7.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) wires a new building (c) designs hearing aids (d) designs a metro tunnel
  8. 8.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) talk to someone far away (c) go through a mountain (d) keep food fresh longer
  9. 9.Which job is a saw for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) drive in a nail (c) measure an angle (d) cut a wooden plank
  10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) civil
  11. 11.What does the recorder do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) shares out the jobs (c) keeps the team on track (d) keeps the design notes
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) hide a failed test (c) skip writing results (d) use the same load
  13. 13.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to finish nothing (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
  14. 14.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) plans a dam (c) plans a power grid (d) builds rockets
  15. 15.True or false: to turn a screw, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  17. 17.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) wires a new building (c) refines crude oil (d) makes medicines in bulk
  18. 18.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Test
  19. 19.True or false: to make a prototype is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a chemical engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) let adults use hot glue (c) cut away from your body (d) play near a moving drill
  23. 23.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) nothing (c) sunglasses (d) safety goggles
  24. 24.Which job is a hammer for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) smooth a rough edge (c) turn a screw (d) drive in a nail
  25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) electrical
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a train
  27. 27.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a dam
  28. 28.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) not safe (b) safe
  29. 29.What does the builder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) cuts and joins parts (c) tracks what is used up (d) runs the tests
  30. 30.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs school networks. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) measure a long length (c) turn a screw (d) measure an angle
  32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) civil
  33. 33.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) only if it is red (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, it works
  36. 36.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) cross a wide river (c) go through a mountain (d) see very tiny things
  37. 37.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Plan
  38. 38.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) leave tools on the floor (c) cut away from your body (d) tie back long hair
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Test

Answer key

  1. an adult
  2. a constraint
  3. True
  4. 12
  5. runs the tests
  6. pick the build order
  7. designs bicycle gears
  8. talk to someone far away
  9. cut a wooden plank
  10. electrical
  11. keeps the design notes
  12. use the same load
  13. many skills and ideas
  14. builds rockets
  15. False
  16. good testing
  17. designs a flyover
  18. Create
  19. False
  20. False
  21. good teamwork
  22. play near a moving drill
  23. safety goggles
  24. drive in a nail
  25. mechanical
  26. a train
  27. a dam
  28. not safe
  29. cuts and joins parts
  30. False
  31. check a shelf is level
  32. biomedical
  33. True
  34. False
  35. no, it breaks a limit
  36. go through a mountain
  37. Imagine
  38. True
  39. leave tools on the floor
  40. Plan

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