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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 850 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a lift (d) a coral reef
  2. 2.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which job is a hammer for? (a) tighten a nut (b) grip and bend wire (c) measure a long length (d) drive in a nail
  4. 4.Which need does a train meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make power from sunlight (c) cross a wide river (d) carry many people far
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a fridge (c) a microscope (d) a train
  6. 6.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) tester
  9. 9.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) refines crude oil (c) plans a power grid (d) makes medicines in bulk
  10. 10.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) recorder
  11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
  12. 12.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) secret notes (c) only talking fast (d) no drawings at all
  13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a coral reef (c) a rainbow (d) a bicycle
  14. 14.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) builder
  15. 15.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
  16. 16.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) give up
  17. 17.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) fix the weak part (b) define the problem (c) dream up possible fixes (d) ask who will use it
  19. 19.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) grows crops
  20. 20.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) fit on a school desk (c) use only paper and tape (d) be under 30 cm tall
  22. 22.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 230 g, 200 g and 200 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  23. 23.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points up, open (c) by the blades (d) points down, closed
  24. 24.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) yes, it works (c) only if it is red (d) yes, always
  26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) float for 1 minute (d) lift a cup of water
  28. 28.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) paints the model (d) buys every material
  29. 29.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 300 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) computer (d) civil
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) chemical
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a microscope
  33. 33.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the limits on money (c) goals a design must meet (d) the team names
  34. 34.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) measure its performance (b) list the materials (c) follow the plan to build (d) draw a labelled diagram
  35. 35.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) check it against goals (b) build the model (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) dream up possible fixes
  36. 36.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) designs bicycle gears (c) plans a space mission (d) builds a website
  37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  38. 38.True or false: a telephone helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) mechanical
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine

Answer key

  1. a coral reef
  2. False
  3. drive in a nail
  4. carry many people far
  5. a train
  6. False
  7. False
  8. materials manager
  9. plans a power grid
  10. materials manager
  11. computer
  12. clear labelled sketches
  13. a bicycle
  14. builder
  15. a limit you must keep to
  16. Improve
  17. True
  18. fix the weak part
  19. designs useful solutions
  20. poor teamwork
  21. hold up 500 g
  22. 210
  23. points down, closed
  24. True
  25. no, it breaks a limit
  26. electrical
  27. use only paper and tape
  28. understands the problem
  29. Yes
  30. aerospace
  31. aerospace
  32. a microscope
  33. goals a design must meet
  34. measure its performance
  35. check it against goals
  36. designs bicycle gears
  37. a constraint
  38. False
  39. mechanical
  40. Ask

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