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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 764 · 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.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 290 g, design B held 190 g and design C held 240 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
  3. 3.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) build the model (b) think of wild ideas (c) redesign after testing (d) pick the build order
  4. 4.What does the builder do? (a) puts the model together (b) shares out the jobs (c) writes down results (d) keeps the design notes
  5. 5.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a goal for success (c) a final test (d) a kind of glue
  6. 6.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a sales poster (c) a broken part (d) an early test model
  7. 7.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) builder (d) tester
  8. 8.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) by the blades (c) while running (d) points down, closed
  9. 9.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) not safe (b) safe
  10. 10.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a bridge
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a fridge (d) a bridge
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) civil
  16. 16.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  17. 17.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
  18. 18.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
  20. 20.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹48. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  21. 21.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) electrical (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a telephone (c) a tunnel (d) a lift
  26. 26.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to do all the work alone is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) safe (b) not safe
  30. 30.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 120 g, design B held 220 g and design C held 170 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
  32. 32.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  33. 33.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a lost cricket match (d) a road that floods
  34. 34.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  35. 35.True or false: to hide a failed test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) pliers (b) a hammer (c) a hand drill (d) a tape measure
  39. 39.🧪 The first prototype held 90 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 170 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) electrical (d) chemical

Answer key

  1. design A
  2. civil
  3. think of wild ideas
  4. puts the model together
  5. a limit you must keep to
  6. an early test model
  7. tester
  8. points down, closed
  9. safe
  10. True
  11. True
  12. a microscope
  13. a bridge
  14. a train
  15. aerospace
  16. Ask
  17. understands the problem
  18. False
  19. Ask
  20. 12
  21. True
  22. False
  23. False
  24. computer
  25. a lift
  26. True
  27. True
  28. True
  29. not safe
  30. True
  31. design A
  32. good testing
  33. a road that floods
  34. a constraint
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. pliers
  39. 80
  40. biomedical

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