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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 848 · 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 smooth a rough edge? (a) sandpaper (b) a protractor (c) a spirit level (d) pliers
  2. 2.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a mountain (c) a ceiling fan (d) a water filter
  5. 5.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) no drawings at all (c) clear labelled sketches (d) only talking fast
  6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) chemical
  7. 7.True or false: a computer engineer refines crude oil. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
  9. 9.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) make it better, retest (b) build the model (c) check it against goals (d) ask who will use it
  10. 10.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the limits on money (c) the tools you use (d) the team names
  11. 11.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) laugh at it (c) walk away (d) listen and ask why
  14. 14.What does the tester do? (a) collects the supplies (b) puts the model together (c) tracks what is used up (d) runs the tests
  15. 15.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to carry scissors closed? (a) safe (b) not safe
  16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Plan
  17. 17.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) lift a cup of water (d) hold up 500 g
  19. 19.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a solar panel (c) a water filter (d) a lift
  20. 20.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) builder (d) tester
  21. 21.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) recorder
  22. 22.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) the first is wrong (c) to get reliable results (d) to use more paper
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a telephone
  24. 24.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
  25. 25.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) no, it repeats (b) only on Sundays (c) only for big jobs (d) yes, only once
  26. 26.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) designs bicycle gears (c) designs satellites (d) plans a dam
  27. 27.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹30. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) measure the same way (c) use the same load (d) record every result
  29. 29.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Ask
  31. 31.True or false: a tunnel helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: an electrical engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a hammer (b) sandpaper (c) pliers (d) a protractor
  34. 34.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) designs school networks (c) designs factory machines (d) builds hospital scanners
  35. 35.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  36. 36.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) load it with coins (c) build it with straws (d) read the challenge rules
  37. 37.True or false: to measure a long length, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points up, open (c) by the blades (d) points down, closed
  39. 39.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. sandpaper
  2. True
  3. poor testing
  4. a mountain
  5. clear labelled sketches
  6. civil
  7. False
  8. Improve
  9. check it against goals
  10. goals a design must meet
  11. False
  12. True
  13. listen and ask why
  14. runs the tests
  15. safe
  16. Ask
  17. False
  18. finish in 40 minutes
  19. a solar panel
  20. tester
  21. materials manager
  22. to get reliable results
  23. a telephone
  24. see very tiny things
  25. no, it repeats
  26. designs artificial limbs
  27. 25
  28. test it only once
  29. a criterion
  30. Improve
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a protractor
  34. designs factory machines
  35. poor teamwork
  36. read the challenge rules
  37. True
  38. points down, closed
  39. True
  40. False

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