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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 734 · 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 is pliers for? (a) turn a screw (b) grip and bend wire (c) smooth a rough edge (d) check a shelf is level
  2. 2.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) safety goggles (c) nothing (d) sunglasses
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a volcano (c) a waterfall (d) a bicycle
  4. 4.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a lift
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a rainbow (c) a mountain (d) a cloud
  8. 8.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  10. 10.True or false: to check it against goals is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a mountain (c) a bicycle (d) a volcano
  13. 13.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  14. 14.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to finish nothing
  16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) electrical (d) mechanical
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) use at most 20 straws (c) use only paper and tape (d) spend at most ₹100
  18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a rainbow (c) a water filter (d) a seashell
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) chemical
  21. 21.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) a broken part (c) the final product (d) an early test model
  22. 22.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) builder (d) recorder
  23. 23.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a solar panel (d) a lift
  25. 25.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a saw (b) pliers (c) sandpaper (d) a spirit level
  26. 26.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  28. 28.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) biomedical
  30. 30.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) dance (c) music (d) science
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a volcano (c) a river (d) a water filter
  32. 32.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) choose and draw one
  33. 33.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a saw (b) pliers (c) a protractor (d) sandpaper
  34. 34.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  35. 35.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  37. 37.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) builder
  38. 38.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a space mission? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
  40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) team leader

Answer key

  1. grip and bend wire
  2. safety goggles
  3. a bicycle
  4. True
  5. True
  6. a tunnel
  7. a lift
  8. False
  9. Ask
  10. False
  11. True
  12. a bicycle
  13. poor testing
  14. True
  15. many skills and ideas
  16. mechanical
  17. stand in a fan breeze
  18. a water filter
  19. made by engineers
  20. aerospace
  21. an early test model
  22. recorder
  23. False
  24. a lift
  25. a saw
  26. False
  27. a constraint
  28. False
  29. mechanical
  30. science
  31. a water filter
  32. sketch three ideas
  33. sandpaper
  34. good testing
  35. False
  36. made by engineers
  37. team leader
  38. False
  39. aerospace
  40. materials manager

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