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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 864 · 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 design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  2. 2.🧪 The first prototype held 70 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 130 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  3. 3.What does the materials manager do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) cuts and joins parts (c) shares out the jobs (d) collects the supplies
  4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) mechanical
  5. 5.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) two (c) none (d) one
  6. 6.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs aeroplane wings (b) designs car engines (c) designs satellites (d) designs artificial limbs
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a rainbow (c) a satellite (d) a banyan tree
  8. 8.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) how can we build it? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) what is for lunch?
  9. 9.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) recorder (b) builder (c) tester (d) team leader
  10. 10.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make power from sunlight (c) cross a wide river (d) keep food fresh longer
  11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) chemical
  12. 12.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹65. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a volcano (c) a cloud (d) a lift
  14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) electrical (d) chemical
  15. 15.What does the builder do? (a) runs the tests (b) collects the supplies (c) keeps the design notes (d) puts the model together
  16. 16.True or false: a chemical engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
  18. 18.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) grip and bend wire (c) check a shelf is level (d) measure a long length
  21. 21.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 62 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Ask
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  25. 25.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve
  28. 28.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe
  29. 29.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
  30. 30.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the team names (c) the tools you use (d) goals a design must meet
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) hide a failed test (c) test it only once (d) measure the same way
  33. 33.True or false: a computer engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) biomedical
  35. 35.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a hammer (b) a tape measure (c) a protractor (d) a screwdriver
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) tie back long hair (c) play near a moving drill (d) carry scissors closed
  38. 38.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) fix the weak part (b) define the problem (c) measure its performance (d) make it better, retest
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a mobile phone

Answer key

  1. Imagine
  2. 60
  3. collects the supplies
  4. mechanical
  5. one
  6. designs car engines
  7. a satellite
  8. how can we build it?
  9. builder
  10. keep food fresh longer
  11. civil
  12. 12
  13. a lift
  14. chemical
  15. puts the model together
  16. False
  17. aerospace
  18. True
  19. False
  20. smooth a rough edge
  21. No
  22. found in nature
  23. Ask
  24. made by engineers
  25. True
  26. True
  27. Imagine
  28. not safe
  29. Ask
  30. True
  31. goals a design must meet
  32. measure the same way
  33. False
  34. biomedical
  35. False
  36. a tape measure
  37. play near a moving drill
  38. False
  39. measure its performance
  40. a cloud

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