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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 775 · 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 ₹59. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  2. 2.What does the team leader do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) checks the goals are met (c) collects the supplies (d) keeps the design notes
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a rainbow (c) a coral reef (d) a river
  4. 4.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) an early test model (c) a sales poster (d) a broken part
  5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
  6. 6.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a solar panel (c) a bridge (d) a tunnel
  7. 7.True or false: to play near a moving drill is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) use a cracked tool (c) run while holding tools (d) leave tools on the floor
  11. 11.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Plan
  13. 13.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) designs satellites (c) designs a flyover (d) builds a website
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) carry 10 coins (d) use only paper and tape
  15. 15.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “build it with straws”? (a) build it with straws (b) sketch three ideas
  17. 17.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
  18. 18.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  19. 19.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) cut towards your hand (c) put tools back after use (d) play near a moving drill
  21. 21.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a saw (b) a hammer (c) a protractor (d) a tape measure
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a train (d) a lift
  23. 23.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) builds a website (c) designs school networks (d) designs car engines
  25. 25.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) one (b) none (c) two (d) all of them
  26. 26.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) builder (d) materials manager
  27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Test
  28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Improve
  29. 29.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) laugh at it (c) ignore it (d) walk away
  30. 30.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to tighten a nut, use pliers. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which need does a lift meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) use a new load each time (c) hide a failed test (d) use the same load
  34. 34.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Imagine
  35. 35.Which job is pliers for? (a) turn a screw (b) grip and bend wire (c) make a hole in wood (d) measure an angle
  36. 36.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) pliers (b) a saw (c) a spanner (d) a tape measure
  37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a coral reef (c) a bicycle (d) a satellite
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  39. 39.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹96. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  40. 40.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points up, open (c) points down, closed (d) by the blades

Answer key

  1. 19
  2. shares out the jobs
  3. a railway track
  4. an early test model
  5. biomedical
  6. a water filter
  7. True
  8. True
  9. mechanical
  10. cut away from your body
  11. a constraint
  12. Ask
  13. designs a flyover
  14. use only paper and tape
  15. True
  16. sketch three ideas
  17. a limit you must keep to
  18. good testing
  19. True
  20. put tools back after use
  21. a hammer
  22. a solar panel
  23. False
  24. designs car engines
  25. one
  26. builder
  27. Improve
  28. Ask
  29. listen and ask why
  30. True
  31. False
  32. reach a top floor fast
  33. use the same load
  34. Imagine
  35. grip and bend wire
  36. pliers
  37. a coral reef
  38. found in nature
  39. 17
  40. points down, closed

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