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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 824 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Improve”? (a) Ask (b) Improve
  2. 2.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to decorate a room (c) to avoid testing (d) to test ideas cheaply
  3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) biomedical
  4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Plan
  5. 5.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  6. 6.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) builder
  7. 7.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  8. 8.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) safety goggles (c) nothing (d) a cap
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a railway track (c) a rainbow (d) a bridge
  12. 12.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) lays out a highway (c) designs power lines (d) designs factory machines
  13. 13.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) walk away (c) ignore it (d) listen and ask why
  15. 15.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “read the challenge rules”? (a) choose and draw one (b) sketch three ideas (c) build it with straws (d) strengthen the weak part
  16. 16.True or false: a civil engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
  19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) biomedical
  20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Create (d) Imagine
  21. 21.True or false: to cut away from your body is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) wear safety goggles (c) carry scissors closed (d) leave tools on the floor
  24. 24.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) the youngest child (c) any child alone (d) an adult
  25. 25.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a saw. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a microscope
  27. 27.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) none (c) all of them (d) one
  28. 28.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  29. 29.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs artificial limbs (c) plans a dam (d) designs car engines
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) play near a moving drill (c) wear safety goggles (d) cut away from your body
  31. 31.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) cross a wide river
  32. 32.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  33. 33.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) grip and bend wire (c) make a hole in wood (d) measure a long length
  34. 34.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Plan
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) change only one thing (c) test it only once (d) repeat each test
  37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Test
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a solar panel (c) a fridge (d) a tunnel
  39. 39.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the tools you use (c) the team names (d) goals a design must meet

Answer key

  1. Ask
  2. to test ideas cheaply
  3. mechanical
  4. Test
  5. good testing
  6. materials manager
  7. good teamwork
  8. False
  9. True
  10. safety goggles
  11. a rainbow
  12. designs factory machines
  13. False
  14. listen and ask why
  15. sketch three ideas
  16. False
  17. False
  18. chemical
  19. civil
  20. Imagine
  21. False
  22. False
  23. leave tools on the floor
  24. an adult
  25. True
  26. a bridge
  27. one
  28. good testing
  29. designs power lines
  30. play near a moving drill
  31. keep food fresh longer
  32. poor teamwork
  33. measure a long length
  34. found in nature
  35. Test
  36. test it only once
  37. Plan
  38. a tunnel
  39. False
  40. goals a design must meet

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