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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 845 · 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.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🤝 A team of 2 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) materials manager
  4. 4.📋 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
  5. 5.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) understands the problem (c) buys every material (d) builds at once
  7. 7.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: to laugh at ideas is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to carry scissors closed? (a) not safe (b) safe
  11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) electrical (d) aerospace
  12. 12.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a sad song (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
  13. 13.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) makes medicines in bulk (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) wires a new building
  14. 14.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 190 g, design B held 240 g and design C held 290 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
  15. 15.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
  16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a satellite (b) a coral reef (c) a rainbow (d) a waterfall
  17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Create
  18. 18.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) go through a mountain (d) carry many people far
  19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
  20. 20.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a sales poster (c) an early test model (d) a broken part
  21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a cloud (c) a mobile phone (d) a bicycle
  22. 22.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) tester
  23. 23.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) team leader (b) materials manager (c) recorder (d) builder
  24. 24.True or false: to run while holding tools is safe. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) all of them (c) one (d) none
  26. 26.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a hammer. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧪 The first prototype held 80 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 200 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  31. 31.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) not safe (b) safe
  32. 32.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) dream up possible fixes (c) measure its performance (d) make it better, retest
  33. 33.True or false: to make a prototype is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a coral reef (c) a mobile phone (d) a waterfall
  35. 35.🤝 A team plans for 40 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) computer (d) chemical
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) play near a moving drill (c) let adults use hot glue (d) cut away from your body
  38. 38.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 45
  3. builder
  4. no, it breaks a limit
  5. False
  6. understands the problem
  7. False
  8. False
  9. False
  10. safe
  11. biomedical
  12. a road that floods
  13. designs a metro tunnel
  14. design C
  15. a limit you must keep to
  16. a satellite
  17. Plan
  18. go through a mountain
  19. chemical
  20. an early test model
  21. a cloud
  22. tester
  23. recorder
  24. False
  25. one
  26. False
  27. True
  28. False
  29. False
  30. 120
  31. not safe
  32. make it better, retest
  33. False
  34. a mobile phone
  35. 100
  36. aerospace
  37. play near a moving drill
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a constraint

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