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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 759 · 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.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Create”? (a) Imagine (b) Create
  4. 4.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) designs power lines (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs knee implants
  5. 5.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) guess, do not measure (c) skip writing results (d) repeat each test
  7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Ask
  8. 8.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  9. 9.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a hammer (b) a screwdriver (c) a protractor (d) a hand drill
  10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) chemical
  11. 11.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to work alone (c) to finish nothing (d) many skills and ideas
  12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Ask
  13. 13.True or false: an aerospace engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs bicycle gears (c) designs a paint factory (d) builds a website
  16. 16.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a bridge (c) a river (d) a ceiling fan
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mountain (c) a banyan tree (d) a river
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) lift a cup of water (d) float for 1 minute
  19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Imagine
  20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) sells tickets (c) designs useful solutions (d) only paints pictures
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  22. 22.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) builder
  23. 23.What does the team leader do? (a) puts the model together (b) tracks what is used up (c) keeps the team on track (d) collects the supplies
  24. 24.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to avoid testing (c) to test ideas cheaply (d) to decorate a room
  25. 25.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Plan
  26. 26.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a volcano (c) a bicycle (d) a mobile phone
  30. 30.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) the youngest child (c) an adult (d) a stranger
  31. 31.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 42 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a railway track (c) a volcano (d) a rainbow
  35. 35.🤝 A team of 5 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  36. 36.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) talk to someone far away (c) keep food fresh longer (d) reach a top floor fast
  37. 37.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹114. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) biomedical
  40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a railway track (c) a water filter (d) a mountain

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. Imagine
  4. designs power lines
  5. poor teamwork
  6. repeat each test
  7. Ask
  8. poor teamwork
  9. a screwdriver
  10. mechanical
  11. many skills and ideas
  12. Ask
  13. False
  14. False
  15. builds a website
  16. a river
  17. a ceiling fan
  18. spend at most ₹100
  19. Imagine
  20. designs useful solutions
  21. keep ice for 1 hour
  22. builder
  23. keeps the team on track
  24. to test ideas cheaply
  25. Ask
  26. True
  27. True
  28. made by engineers
  29. a volcano
  30. an adult
  31. False
  32. good teamwork
  33. No
  34. a railway track
  35. 4
  36. keep food fresh longer
  37. True
  38. 19
  39. civil
  40. a mountain

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