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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 830 · 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.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a dam
  2. 2.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) not safe (b) safe
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) record every result (c) repeat each test (d) measure the same way
  6. 6.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a water filter (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
  8. 8.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a seashell (d) a dam
  10. 10.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) record every result (c) use the same load (d) use a new load each time
  13. 13.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) tracks what is used up (c) runs the tests (d) puts the model together
  14. 14.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
  16. 16.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a spanner (b) a saw (c) a tape measure (d) pliers
  17. 17.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a bicycle
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) measure the same way (c) change only one thing (d) record every result
  19. 19.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) not safe (b) safe
  20. 20.True or false: an aerospace engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Plan
  22. 22.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 280 g, design B held 230 g and design C held 330 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
  25. 25.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) designs a flyover (c) designs knee implants (d) keeps data safe online
  26. 26.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) builder (d) materials manager
  27. 27.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) tester
  28. 28.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) no, it repeats (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, only once
  29. 29.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use sandpaper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to find the limits is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) builder
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a coral reef (c) a waterfall (d) a river
  34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  35. 35.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a goal for success (d) a kind of glue
  36. 36.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) plans a power grid (c) designs factory machines (d) makes medicines in bulk
  37. 37.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  38. 38.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) points down, closed (c) while running (d) by the blades
  39. 39.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) any child alone (c) an adult (d) a stranger
  40. 40.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹155. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?

Answer key

  1. a lift
  2. True
  3. True
  4. safe
  5. skip writing results
  6. poor teamwork
  7. a telephone
  8. a criterion
  9. a dam
  10. False
  11. True
  12. use a new load each time
  13. keeps the team on track
  14. True
  15. a train
  16. a saw
  17. a volcano
  18. guess, do not measure
  19. safe
  20. False
  21. Plan
  22. True
  23. True
  24. design B
  25. designs knee implants
  26. team leader
  27. recorder
  28. no, it repeats
  29. True
  30. False
  31. True
  32. builder
  33. a mobile phone
  34. Imagine
  35. a limit you must keep to
  36. designs a metro tunnel
  37. good testing
  38. points down, closed
  39. an adult
  40. 29

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