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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 795 · 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 ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) civil
  3. 3.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 46 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Imagine
  7. 7.🧪 The first prototype held 100 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 200 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a river (d) a mobile phone
  9. 9.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) make a prototype (b) find the limits (c) think of wild ideas (d) pick the build order
  10. 10.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  11. 11.True or false: to drive in a nail, use sandpaper. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Test (d) Ask
  13. 13.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) designs a flyover (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs factory machines
  14. 14.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make power from sunlight (c) talk to someone far away (d) carry many people far
  15. 15.True or false: to play near a moving drill is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) skip writing results (c) change lots at once (d) measure the same way
  17. 17.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧪 The first prototype held 260 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 370 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  19. 19.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a goal for success (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
  20. 20.True or false: to run while holding tools is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) not safe (b) safe
  22. 22.True or false: a mechanical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Create
  24. 24.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 300 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹53. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  26. 26.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) builder (d) materials manager
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  28. 28.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a hand drill (b) a protractor (c) a saw (d) a tape measure
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a volcano (c) a bicycle (d) a mobile phone
  30. 30.True or false: a civil engineer designs electric motors. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) keeps the team on track (c) writes down results (d) tracks what is used up
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) test it only once (c) repeat each test (d) use the same load
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a water filter
  34. 34.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) wear safety goggles (c) tie back long hair (d) touch a hot glue tip
  37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) mechanical
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) skip writing results (c) repeat each test (d) hide a failed test
  39. 39.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.True or false: a microscope helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. civil
  3. True
  4. True
  5. Yes
  6. Imagine
  7. 100
  8. a river
  9. make a prototype
  10. poor testing
  11. False
  12. Ask
  13. designs artificial limbs
  14. store water for summer
  15. True
  16. measure the same way
  17. True
  18. 110
  19. a limit you must keep to
  20. True
  21. safe
  22. False
  23. Ask
  24. No
  25. 19
  26. builder
  27. made by engineers
  28. a tape measure
  29. a volcano
  30. False
  31. tracks what is used up
  32. test it only once
  33. a telephone
  34. True
  35. many skills and ideas
  36. touch a hot glue tip
  37. electrical
  38. repeat each test
  39. Yes
  40. False

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