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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 741 · 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.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  2. 2.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a water filter (c) a microscope (d) a fridge
  3. 3.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹25. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  4. 4.True or false: a water filter helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the team names (c) the limits on money (d) goals a design must meet
  7. 7.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) grows crops (c) only paints pictures (d) designs useful solutions
  8. 8.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) sunglasses (c) safety goggles (d) nothing
  10. 10.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) no, it repeats (c) yes, only once (d) only on Sundays
  11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Ask
  12. 12.True or false: a computer engineer designs power lines. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make water safe to drink (c) store water for summer (d) make power from sunlight
  14. 14.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) give up (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  15. 15.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  17. 17.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  19. 19.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 52 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) not safe (b) safe
  21. 21.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 390 g, 200 g and 310 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  22. 22.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
  25. 25.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  26. 26.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a tape measure (b) a protractor (c) a screwdriver (d) a spanner
  27. 27.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “load it with coins”? (a) load it with coins (b) build it with straws
  28. 28.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) choose and draw one (c) load it with coins (d) sketch three ideas
  29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) civil (c) chemical (d) aerospace
  30. 30.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  31. 31.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  33. 33.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) chemical
  36. 36.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) only if it is red (c) yes, it works (d) no, it breaks a limit
  37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) electrical (d) aerospace
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) chemical
  39. 39.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make power from sunlight (c) talk to someone far away (d) keep food fresh longer
  40. 40.True or false: a train helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. poor testing
  2. a fridge
  3. 5
  4. False
  5. Yes
  6. goals a design must meet
  7. designs useful solutions
  8. True
  9. safety goggles
  10. no, it repeats
  11. Improve
  12. False
  13. make water safe to drink
  14. Improve
  15. False
  16. good teamwork
  17. False
  18. poor testing
  19. No
  20. not safe
  21. 300
  22. True
  23. False
  24. mechanical
  25. poor teamwork
  26. a spanner
  27. build it with straws
  28. load it with coins
  29. aerospace
  30. good teamwork
  31. True
  32. a criterion
  33. False
  34. True
  35. chemical
  36. no, it breaks a limit
  37. biomedical
  38. chemical
  39. talk to someone far away
  40. False

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