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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 804 · 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.What does the builder do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) shares out the jobs (c) keeps the team on track (d) tracks what is used up
  2. 2.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹29. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  3. 3.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  6. 6.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) talk to someone far away (c) cross a wide river (d) go through a mountain
  8. 8.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) designs satellites (c) designs a paint factory (d) designs factory machines
  10. 10.🧪 The first prototype held 80 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 230 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  11. 11.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) runs the tests (c) keeps the team on track (d) tracks what is used up
  12. 12.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a screwdriver (b) a spanner (c) a protractor (d) a saw
  13. 13.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🤝 A team of 4 shares 20 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) aerospace (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) chemical
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) science (c) music (d) cooking
  18. 18.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Test
  19. 19.True or false: a civil engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) use a cracked tool (c) carry scissors closed (d) tie back long hair
  21. 21.True or false: a biomedical engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 260 g, design B held 310 g and design C held 210 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) skip writing results (c) use a new load each time (d) change lots at once
  24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) computer (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) electrical
  25. 25.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) define the problem (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) think of wild ideas (d) check it against goals
  26. 26.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) lays out a highway (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) designs a gearbox
  27. 27.True or false: to redesign after testing is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.What does the team leader do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) puts the model together (c) keeps the team on track (d) keeps the design notes
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a river (c) a banyan tree (d) a bicycle
  30. 30.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) list the materials (c) redesign after testing (d) measure its performance
  31. 31.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 42 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) no drawings at all (b) only talking fast (c) clear labelled sketches (d) secret notes
  33. 33.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) not safe (b) safe
  35. 35.True or false: a civil engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What does the builder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) puts the model together (c) writes down results (d) shares out the jobs
  38. 38.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs a flyover (c) builds rockets (d) keeps data safe online
  40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) computer

Answer key

  1. cuts and joins parts
  2. 14
  3. True
  4. False
  5. good teamwork
  6. False
  7. talk to someone far away
  8. True
  9. designs satellites
  10. 150
  11. runs the tests
  12. a screwdriver
  13. True
  14. 25
  15. chemical
  16. found in nature
  17. science
  18. Test
  19. False
  20. use a cracked tool
  21. False
  22. design B
  23. record every result
  24. electrical
  25. define the problem
  26. designs a gearbox
  27. True
  28. keeps the team on track
  29. a bicycle
  30. brainstorm many ideas
  31. No
  32. clear labelled sketches
  33. False
  34. safe
  35. False
  36. True
  37. puts the model together
  38. True
  39. designs knee implants
  40. civil

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