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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 722 · 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.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a fridge (d) a water filter
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) stand in a fan breeze
  3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) computer
  4. 4.🤝 A team of 5 shares 30 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 7 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  5. 5.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.What does the recorder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) writes down results (c) runs the tests (d) keeps the team on track
  7. 7.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹15. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  8. 8.True or false: to change only one thing is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) materials manager
  10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) civil
  11. 11.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 92 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a railway track (c) a mobile phone (d) a lift
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) carry 10 coins (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) use only paper and tape
  14. 14.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  15. 15.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe
  16. 16.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) how can we build it? (d) who won the match?
  17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) chemical
  18. 18.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) tester
  19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  20. 20.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  21. 21.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  22. 22.True or false: a lift helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What does the recorder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) keeps the team on track (c) keeps the design notes (d) puts the model together
  24. 24.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) choose and draw one (b) strengthen the weak part (c) build it with straws (d) sketch three ideas
  25. 25.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  26. 26.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹121. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  27. 27.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “build it with straws”? (a) build it with straws (b) sketch three ideas
  28. 28.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) tester
  29. 29.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) measure an angle (b) make a hole in wood (c) turn a screw (d) check a shelf is level
  30. 30.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) electrical
  32. 32.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) safe (b) not safe
  33. 33.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  34. 34.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Plan
  35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) civil
  36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
  37. 37.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) carry many people far (c) talk to someone far away (d) reach a top floor fast
  38. 38.True or false: a chemical engineer plans a space mission. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a screwdriver (b) a protractor (c) a saw (d) pliers
  40. 40.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork

Answer key

  1. a water filter
  2. stand in a fan breeze
  3. civil
  4. 42
  5. False
  6. writes down results
  7. 5
  8. True
  9. materials manager
  10. civil
  11. No
  12. a mountain
  13. carry 10 coins
  14. 115
  15. not safe
  16. how can we build it?
  17. civil
  18. team leader
  19. Imagine
  20. good teamwork
  21. poor testing
  22. False
  23. keeps the design notes
  24. strengthen the weak part
  25. 60
  26. 26
  27. sketch three ideas
  28. team leader
  29. make a hole in wood
  30. True
  31. computer
  32. safe
  33. poor testing
  34. Imagine
  35. aerospace
  36. Ask
  37. talk to someone far away
  38. False
  39. a protractor
  40. good teamwork

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