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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 771 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  2. 2.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹15. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) chemical
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a bicycle (c) a volcano (d) a bridge
  5. 5.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a saw. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) aerospace
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mobile phone (b) a river (c) a waterfall (d) a coral reef
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) use only paper and tape (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) fit on a school desk
  9. 9.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  10. 10.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a waterfall (d) a mobile phone
  12. 12.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) load it with coins (c) build it with straws (d) choose and draw one
  13. 13.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a chemical engineer refines crude oil. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Plan
  16. 16.True or false: to pick the build order is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a waterfall (c) a lift (d) a seashell
  18. 18.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  20. 20.🤝 A team plans for 40 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a bicycle (c) a satellite (d) a cloud
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  23. 23.Which job is a spanner for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) cut a wooden plank (c) tighten a nut (d) grip and bend wire
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) tie back long hair (c) leave tools on the floor (d) cut towards your hand
  25. 25.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) no drawings at all (b) clear labelled sketches (c) only talking fast (d) secret notes
  26. 26.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Plan
  29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
  30. 30.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a tunnel
  32. 32.Which job is a protractor for? (a) measure a long length (b) check a shelf is level (c) turn a screw (d) measure an angle
  33. 33.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) who won the match? (d) how can we build it?
  35. 35.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) builder (d) materials manager
  36. 36.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
  37. 37.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points down, closed (c) while running (d) points up, open
  38. 38.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) pliers (b) a hammer (c) a spirit level (d) a saw
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. Ask
  2. 5
  3. mechanical
  4. a volcano
  5. False
  6. computer
  7. a mobile phone
  8. lift a cup of water
  9. good teamwork
  10. a limit you must keep to
  11. a waterfall
  12. choose and draw one
  13. False
  14. True
  15. Imagine
  16. False
  17. a lift
  18. True
  19. a criterion
  20. 80
  21. a cloud
  22. made by engineers
  23. tighten a nut
  24. tie back long hair
  25. clear labelled sketches
  26. True
  27. good teamwork
  28. Plan
  29. biomedical
  30. True
  31. a train
  32. measure an angle
  33. False
  34. how can we build it?
  35. tester
  36. Ask
  37. points down, closed
  38. True
  39. a spirit level
  40. found in nature

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