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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 721 · 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 mechanical engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) wires a new building (c) designs a paint factory (d) designs artificial limbs
  2. 2.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) use only paper and tape (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  5. 5.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) only on Sundays (c) no, it repeats (d) yes, only once
  6. 6.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) choose and draw one (b) read the challenge rules (c) sketch three ideas (d) load it with coins
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) electrical (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a railway track (c) a banyan tree (d) a lift
  9. 9.True or false: a water filter helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: to try it out is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 64 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) computer (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Imagine
  14. 14.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) see very tiny things (c) carry many people far (d) make power from sunlight
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
  16. 16.True or false: a chemical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) safety goggles (c) nothing (d) sunglasses
  18. 18.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) cuts and joins parts (c) puts the model together (d) checks the goals are met
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a river (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
  20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) computer (d) aerospace
  21. 21.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  22. 22.True or false: a computer engineer writes app software. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) computer
  25. 25.🧪 The first prototype held 180 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 220 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  26. 26.True or false: a telephone helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) designs factory machines (c) plans a power grid (d) designs a flyover
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) computer (d) biomedical
  29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) electrical
  30. 30.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to decorate a room (b) to avoid testing (c) to sell them at once (d) to test ideas cheaply
  31. 31.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs knee implants (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) wires a new building
  32. 32.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  34. 34.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Improve
  35. 35.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 390 g, 330 g and 330 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  36. 36.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  37. 37.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) tester (d) builder
  39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Test

Answer key

  1. designs factory machines
  2. False
  3. 120
  4. keep ice for 1 hour
  5. no, it repeats
  6. load it with coins
  7. mechanical
  8. a banyan tree
  9. False
  10. False
  11. No
  12. biomedical
  13. Imagine
  14. make power from sunlight
  15. civil
  16. True
  17. safety goggles
  18. keeps the design notes
  19. a bridge
  20. chemical
  21. good teamwork
  22. True
  23. True
  24. electrical
  25. 40
  26. False
  27. designs a flyover
  28. aerospace
  29. mechanical
  30. to test ideas cheaply
  31. wires a new building
  32. False
  33. found in nature
  34. Test
  35. 350
  36. good teamwork
  37. True
  38. builder
  39. mechanical
  40. Test

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