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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 755 · 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 design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Create
  2. 2.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  3. 3.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) measure the same way (c) hide a failed test (d) use a new load each time
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a cloud (c) a bicycle (d) a lift
  6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹64. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) use a cracked tool (c) tie back long hair (d) run while holding tools
  8. 8.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
  9. 9.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a railway track (c) a dam (d) a volcano
  11. 11.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) music (c) science (d) dance
  12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a river (c) a rainbow (d) a mountain
  13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) civil (d) chemical
  14. 14.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 200 g, design B held 150 g and design C held 100 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
  15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
  16. 16.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Plan
  19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) mechanical
  20. 20.True or false: a civil engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a computer engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 74 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) only if it is red (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, it works
  25. 25.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) builder (d) recorder
  26. 26.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs satellites. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a goal for success (d) a final test
  28. 28.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) turn a screw (b) measure an angle (c) drive in a nail (d) cut a wooden plank
  29. 29.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  31. 31.True or false: an electrical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  35. 35.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a dam
  38. 38.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) writes app software (c) designs a gearbox (d) builds rockets

Answer key

  1. Improve
  2. good teamwork
  3. False
  4. measure the same way
  5. a cloud
  6. 11
  7. tie back long hair
  8. Ask
  9. True
  10. a volcano
  11. science
  12. a bicycle
  13. civil
  14. design A
  15. designs useful solutions
  16. True
  17. a constraint
  18. Plan
  19. mechanical
  20. False
  21. True
  22. No
  23. False
  24. no, it breaks a limit
  25. recorder
  26. False
  27. a limit you must keep to
  28. turn a screw
  29. True
  30. made by engineers
  31. False
  32. True
  33. Yes
  34. a criterion
  35. No
  36. True
  37. a dam
  38. True
  39. found in nature
  40. builds rockets

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