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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 820 · 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.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 220 g, 170 g and 210 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  3. 3.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) builds rockets (c) plans a space mission (d) designs car engines
  4. 4.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) while running (c) points down, closed (d) points up, open
  5. 5.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a water filter helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 250 g, 210 g and 200 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  8. 8.🧪 The first prototype held 240 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 270 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  9. 9.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
  10. 10.What does the builder do? (a) writes down results (b) puts the model together (c) keeps the team on track (d) checks the goals are met
  11. 11.What does the tester do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) runs the tests (c) keeps the team on track (d) writes down results
  12. 12.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) designs power lines (c) designs bicycle gears (d) runs a fertiliser plant
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) fit on a school desk (c) use at most 20 straws (d) lift a cup of water
  14. 14.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to measure a long length, use sandpaper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) not safe (b) safe
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a coral reef (c) a river (d) a mobile phone
  18. 18.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Test
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a water filter (c) a ceiling fan (d) a seashell
  21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) civil
  22. 22.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) writes app software (c) plans a dam (d) designs bicycle gears
  23. 23.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a hand drill (b) a hammer (c) a saw (d) a spirit level
  24. 24.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a power grid. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Improve
  28. 28.Which need does a train meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
  29. 29.True or false: an electrical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) designs hearing aids (c) plans a space mission (d) makes medicines in bulk
  31. 31.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) tester (b) builder (c) team leader (d) recorder
  32. 32.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
  35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Plan
  36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) aerospace
  37. 37.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
  38. 38.True or false: to define the problem is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a computer engineer designs school networks. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 200
  2. Improve
  3. designs car engines
  4. points down, closed
  5. True
  6. False
  7. 220
  8. 30
  9. Ask
  10. puts the model together
  11. runs the tests
  12. designs power lines
  13. lift a cup of water
  14. True
  15. False
  16. not safe
  17. a mobile phone
  18. True
  19. Plan
  20. a seashell
  21. biomedical
  22. designs bicycle gears
  23. a spirit level
  24. True
  25. made by engineers
  26. found in nature
  27. Create
  28. carry many people far
  29. False
  30. designs hearing aids
  31. builder
  32. True
  33. False
  34. a road that floods
  35. Imagine
  36. aerospace
  37. make power from sunlight
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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