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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 866 · 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.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  2. 2.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹100. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  3. 3.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a mechanical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🤝 A team of 3 shares 9 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹37. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) leave tools on the floor (c) use a cracked tool (d) tie back long hair
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) float for 1 minute (c) hold up 500 g (d) fit on a school desk
  9. 9.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs electric motors (d) designs artificial limbs
  10. 10.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) all of them (c) one (d) none
  11. 11.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  12. 12.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹34. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  13. 13.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) a stranger (c) any child alone (d) an adult
  14. 14.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  15. 15.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) build it with straws (b) sketch three ideas
  16. 16.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) makes medicines in bulk (c) designs knee implants (d) plans a dam
  17. 17.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) tester (d) recorder
  18. 18.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) biomedical
  20. 20.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  21. 21.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a spanner (b) a hand drill (c) a hammer (d) a saw
  22. 22.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a hand drill. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) goals a design must meet (c) the tools you use (d) the team names
  24. 24.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a goal for success (c) a kind of glue (d) a final test
  25. 25.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) designs school networks (c) plans a power grid (d) builds hospital scanners
  26. 26.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Create
  28. 28.True or false: an electrical engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a civil engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What does the recorder do? (a) puts the model together (b) shares out the jobs (c) writes down results (d) checks the goals are met
  31. 31.True or false: a biomedical engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) designs car engines (c) designs knee implants (d) wires a new building
  34. 34.What does the team leader do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) runs the tests (c) cuts and joins parts (d) keeps the team on track
  35. 35.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) chemical
  37. 37.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) tester (d) materials manager
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) change lots at once (c) change only one thing (d) test it only once
  39. 39.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a river (c) a waterfall (d) a lift

Answer key

  1. made by engineers
  2. 17
  3. True
  4. False
  5. 6
  6. 8
  7. tie back long hair
  8. fit on a school desk
  9. runs a fertiliser plant
  10. one
  11. poor teamwork
  12. 12
  13. an adult
  14. a constraint
  15. sketch three ideas
  16. designs factory machines
  17. tester
  18. True
  19. biomedical
  20. a constraint
  21. a hand drill
  22. False
  23. goals a design must meet
  24. a limit you must keep to
  25. plans a power grid
  26. True
  27. Imagine
  28. False
  29. False
  30. writes down results
  31. False
  32. True
  33. designs car engines
  34. keeps the team on track
  35. good testing
  36. aerospace
  37. recorder
  38. change only one thing
  39. False
  40. a lift

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