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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 86 · 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) spend at most ₹100 (b) fit on a school desk (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) finish in 40 minutes
  2. 2.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a river (c) a mountain (d) a volcano
  4. 4.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a dam (c) a tunnel (d) a train
  6. 6.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Ask
  7. 7.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) ask who will use it (b) redesign after testing (c) measure its performance (d) brainstorm many ideas
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) test it only once (c) repeat each test (d) use a new load each time
  9. 9.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  12. 12.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Test
  14. 14.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) builder (b) tester (c) recorder (d) team leader
  15. 15.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 290 g, 270 g and 250 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  16. 16.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make power from sunlight (c) go through a mountain (d) talk to someone far away
  17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
  18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) civil
  19. 19.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹16. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  21. 21.🧪 The first prototype held 140 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 160 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  23. 23.🧪 The first prototype held 270 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 420 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Test
  25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  26. 26.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a space mission. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  29. 29.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 250 g, 160 g and 100 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  30. 30.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 390 g, 290 g and 280 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  31. 31.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make water safe to drink (c) go through a mountain (d) talk to someone far away
  34. 34.True or false: to blame others for faults is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) recorder (d) tester
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) use a new load each time (c) measure the same way (d) record every result
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  38. 38.True or false: a civil engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a water filter
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a bridge (c) a mountain (d) a waterfall

Answer key

  1. keep ice for 1 hour
  2. made by engineers
  3. a dam
  4. good teamwork
  5. a dam
  6. Ask
  7. brainstorm many ideas
  8. repeat each test
  9. True
  10. True
  11. a constraint
  12. False
  13. Imagine
  14. tester
  15. 270
  16. make power from sunlight
  17. mechanical
  18. biomedical
  19. True
  20. 5
  21. 20
  22. a criterion
  23. 150
  24. Improve
  25. a criterion
  26. True
  27. True
  28. No
  29. 170
  30. 320
  31. True
  32. False
  33. make water safe to drink
  34. True
  35. builder
  36. use a new load each time
  37. found in nature
  38. False
  39. a bridge
  40. a bridge

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