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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 813 · 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.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a spanner (b) sandpaper (c) a tape measure (d) a saw
  2. 2.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) recorder
  3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Plan”? (a) Ask (b) Plan
  4. 4.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 10 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  5. 5.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) only if it is red (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
  7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Imagine
  8. 8.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  9. 9.True or false: a chemical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask
  11. 11.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the tools you use (c) the team names (d) the limits on money
  13. 13.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a tape measure (b) a protractor (c) sandpaper (d) a hammer
  14. 14.True or false: to follow the plan to build is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🤝 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
  16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
  17. 17.True or false: a dam helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) designs hearing aids (c) plans a space mission (d) lays out a highway
  20. 20.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) make a hole in wood (c) turn a screw (d) measure a long length
  21. 21.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 250 g, design B held 200 g and design C held 300 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
  22. 22.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  23. 23.What does the materials manager do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) keeps the design notes (c) tracks what is used up (d) puts the model together
  24. 24.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) builds rockets (c) designs factory machines (d) refines crude oil
  25. 25.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a space mission. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) leave tools on the floor (c) wear safety goggles (d) let adults use hot glue
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a tunnel (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  29. 29.What does the team leader do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) puts the model together (c) writes down results (d) runs the tests
  30. 30.True or false: to measure a long length, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to hide a failed test is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a fridge (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
  34. 34.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  35. 35.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) list the materials (b) dream up possible fixes (c) follow the plan to build (d) redesign after testing
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) fit on a school desk (c) float for 1 minute (d) be under 30 cm tall
  37. 37.True or false: to skip writing results is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c) chemical (d) civil
  39. 39.Which need does a train meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) talk to someone far away
  40. 40.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs a flyover (c) designs power lines (d) designs school networks

Answer key

  1. a tape measure
  2. builder
  3. Ask
  4. 70
  5. False
  6. no, it breaks a limit
  7. Imagine
  8. Imagine
  9. False
  10. Ask
  11. True
  12. goals a design must meet
  13. sandpaper
  14. True
  15. listen and ask why
  16. biomedical
  17. False
  18. False
  19. plans a space mission
  20. measure a long length
  21. design C
  22. good teamwork
  23. tracks what is used up
  24. builds rockets
  25. False
  26. True
  27. leave tools on the floor
  28. a tunnel
  29. shares out the jobs
  30. False
  31. True
  32. Create
  33. a telephone
  34. a constraint
  35. dream up possible fixes
  36. float for 1 minute
  37. True
  38. mechanical
  39. carry many people far
  40. designs school networks

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