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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 877 · 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.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) tester (d) builder
  2. 2.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) build it with straws (b) read the challenge rules (c) sketch three ideas (d) strengthen the weak part
  3. 3.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Plan
  4. 4.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.What does the team leader do? (a) puts the model together (b) checks the goals are met (c) collects the supplies (d) keeps the team on track
  6. 6.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) buys every material (d) paints the model
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) aerospace
  8. 8.What does the materials manager do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) puts the model together (c) runs the tests (d) writes down results
  9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Test
  10. 10.🧪 The first prototype held 260 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 400 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  11. 11.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) builds hospital scanners (c) plans a dam (d) designs a metro tunnel
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Imagine”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) only for big jobs (c) no, it repeats (d) yes, only once
  16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  17. 17.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  18. 18.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a rainbow (c) a railway track (d) a bridge
  19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
  20. 20.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Ask
  22. 22.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Create (d) Ask
  24. 24.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) ignore it (c) walk away (d) laugh at it
  25. 25.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) computer
  27. 27.True or false: a lift helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds rockets? (a) civil (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
  29. 29.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) change lots at once (c) change only one thing (d) guess, do not measure
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) use only paper and tape (d) fit on a school desk
  32. 32.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) not safe (b) safe
  33. 33.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Ask
  34. 34.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 52 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.🤝 A team plans for 30 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  36. 36.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  37. 37.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) while running (c) by the blades (d) points up, open
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a solar panel
  39. 39.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to get reliable results (b) to use more paper (c) it looks busy (d) the first is wrong
  40. 40.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing

Answer key

  1. materials manager
  2. strengthen the weak part
  3. Plan
  4. True
  5. keeps the team on track
  6. understands the problem
  7. civil
  8. tracks what is used up
  9. Plan
  10. 140
  11. False
  12. builds hospital scanners
  13. Imagine
  14. found in nature
  15. no, it repeats
  16. good testing
  17. 125
  18. a rainbow
  19. Create
  20. False
  21. Ask
  22. True
  23. Ask
  24. listen and ask why
  25. True
  26. biomedical
  27. False
  28. aerospace
  29. True
  30. change only one thing
  31. lift a cup of water
  32. safe
  33. Plan
  34. No
  35. 105
  36. good testing
  37. points down, closed
  38. a lift
  39. to get reliable results
  40. poor testing

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