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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 720 · 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 branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) civil
  2. 2.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
  5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
  6. 6.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a tape measure (b) pliers (c) sandpaper (d) a spanner
  8. 8.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) strengthen the weak part
  9. 9.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  10. 10.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) to get reliable results (c) it looks busy (d) to use more paper
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  12. 12.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹93. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  13. 13.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) redesign after testing (c) ask who will use it (d) try it out
  14. 14.True or false: a chemical engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) no, it repeats (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, only once
  16. 16.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) use only paper and tape (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) stand in a fan breeze
  19. 19.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) materials manager
  20. 20.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) recorder
  21. 21.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make power from sunlight (c) make water safe to drink (d) go through a mountain
  22. 22.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) who won the match? (d) what is for lunch?
  23. 23.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) pick the build order (b) redesign after testing (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) build the model
  24. 24.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹68. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  25. 25.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) computer (d) chemical
  27. 27.🤝 A team of 2 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  28. 28.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  29. 29.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a hand drill. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Plan
  32. 32.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Ask
  33. 33.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a final test
  34. 34.True or false: to own up to a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧪 The first prototype held 60 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 90 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  37. 37.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
  38. 38.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) builder
  39. 39.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Imagine
  40. 40.True or false: a lift helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. biomedical
  2. True
  3. False
  4. civil
  5. Test
  6. False
  7. a tape measure
  8. read the challenge rules
  9. a criterion
  10. to get reliable results
  11. made by engineers
  12. 22
  13. ask who will use it
  14. False
  15. no, it repeats
  16. False
  17. False
  18. stand in a fan breeze
  19. team leader
  20. materials manager
  21. make water safe to drink
  22. how can we build it?
  23. build the model
  24. 16
  25. good testing
  26. aerospace
  27. 12
  28. poor testing
  29. True
  30. True
  31. Improve
  32. Ask
  33. a limit you must keep to
  34. True
  35. False
  36. 30
  37. Ask
  38. recorder
  39. Ask
  40. False

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