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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 770 · 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.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹60. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) cut towards your hand (c) let adults use hot glue (d) clamp wood before sawing
  3. 3.True or false: an electrical engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) many skills and ideas (c) to finish nothing (d) to argue more
  5. 5.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a space mission? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) computer
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) use a cracked tool (c) tie back long hair (d) let adults use hot glue
  10. 10.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 48 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  11. 11.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) no, it repeats (b) yes, only once (c) only for big jobs (d) only on Sundays
  12. 12.True or false: a biomedical engineer writes app software. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a computer engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  15. 15.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) see very tiny things (d) cross a wide river
  16. 16.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to use more paper (b) it looks busy (c) the first is wrong (d) to get reliable results
  17. 17.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) builds hospital scanners (c) plans a space mission (d) plans a dam
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Test”? (a) Plan (b) Test
  19. 19.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) measure a long length (c) measure an angle (d) tighten a nut
  20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a protractor (b) sandpaper (c) a spanner (d) a screwdriver
  21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
  22. 22.True or false: to do all the work alone is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) give up
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) use the same load (c) repeat each test (d) test it only once
  25. 25.True or false: a tunnel helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) refines crude oil (c) designs a paint factory (d) lays out a highway
  27. 27.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a spirit level. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Create (d) Plan
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) carry 10 coins (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) use at most 20 straws
  30. 30.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) keep food fresh longer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
  31. 31.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs hearing aids (c) builds a website (d) runs a fertiliser plant
  32. 32.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Plan
  34. 34.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) designs aeroplane wings (c) designs electric motors (d) keeps data safe online
  35. 35.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) cross a wide river
  36. 36.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a protractor (b) a spirit level (c) pliers (d) a tape measure
  38. 38.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a saw (b) a spanner (c) a hammer (d) a spirit level
  39. 39.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) builds rockets (c) designs knee implants (d) designs a paint factory
  40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) biomedical

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. cut towards your hand
  3. False
  4. many skills and ideas
  5. True
  6. False
  7. Imagine
  8. aerospace
  9. use a cracked tool
  10. Yes
  11. no, it repeats
  12. False
  13. False
  14. poor teamwork
  15. go through a mountain
  16. to get reliable results
  17. builds hospital scanners
  18. Plan
  19. measure a long length
  20. sandpaper
  21. civil
  22. True
  23. Improve
  24. test it only once
  25. False
  26. lays out a highway
  27. False
  28. Create
  29. carry 10 coins
  30. see very tiny things
  31. runs a fertiliser plant
  32. True
  33. Imagine
  34. designs electric motors
  35. cross a wide river
  36. Yes
  37. a protractor
  38. a hammer
  39. builds rockets
  40. biomedical

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