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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 868 · 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 job is a spirit level for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) check a shelf is level (c) measure an angle (d) smooth a rough edge
  2. 2.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  4. 4.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 74 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Test
  7. 7.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) float for 1 minute (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) use only paper and tape
  9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  10. 10.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
  16. 16.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) not safe (b) safe
  17. 17.🧪 The first prototype held 70 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 120 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  18. 18.🤝 A team of 2 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 7 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) civil
  20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a mobile phone (c) a waterfall (d) a bicycle
  21. 21.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  22. 22.True or false: to check it against goals is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) give up (c) Ask (d) Improve
  24. 24.🤝 A team of 3 shares 9 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  25. 25.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) electrical (d) civil
  27. 27.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to work alone (c) many skills and ideas (d) to finish nothing
  28. 28.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make power from sunlight (d) talk to someone far away
  29. 29.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) listen and ask why (c) laugh at it (d) ignore it
  30. 30.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  31. 31.🧪 The first prototype held 180 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  32. 32.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) find the limits (b) make it better, retest (c) dream up possible fixes (d) try it out
  34. 34.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) cross a wide river (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  35. 35.True or false: a computer engineer designs school networks. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧪 The first prototype held 240 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 350 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  37. 37.🤝 A team of 4 shares 24 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  38. 38.What does the team leader do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) writes down results (c) keeps the design notes (d) cuts and joins parts
  39. 39.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a road that floods (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match
  40. 40.True or false: to cut towards your hand is safe. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. check a shelf is level
  2. False
  3. good teamwork
  4. False
  5. No
  6. Ask
  7. 105
  8. float for 1 minute
  9. good testing
  10. True
  11. True
  12. True
  13. False
  14. poor teamwork
  15. understands the problem
  16. not safe
  17. 50
  18. 28
  19. mechanical
  20. a waterfall
  21. a constraint
  22. True
  23. Improve
  24. 12
  25. False
  26. civil
  27. many skills and ideas
  28. talk to someone far away
  29. listen and ask why
  30. poor teamwork
  31. 130
  32. False
  33. try it out
  34. cross a wide river
  35. True
  36. 110
  37. 12
  38. shares out the jobs
  39. a road that floods
  40. False

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