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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 878 · 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.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🤝 A team plans for 60 minutes, builds for 10 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  3. 3.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) make a prototype (b) make it better, retest (c) try it out (d) dream up possible fixes
  4. 4.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a water filter
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) use only paper and tape (c) lift a cup of water (d) spend at most ₹100
  6. 6.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) shares out the jobs (c) checks the goals are met (d) collects the supplies
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a satellite (c) a bicycle (d) a volcano
  9. 9.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  10. 10.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Test
  12. 12.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) any child alone (c) an adult (d) the youngest child
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mobile phone (d) a cloud
  14. 14.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) cross a wide river (d) see very tiny things
  15. 15.True or false: to change only one thing is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a ceiling fan (c) a banyan tree (d) a volcano
  17. 17.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
  18. 18.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) tester (d) recorder
  19. 19.True or false: to turn a screw, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  21. 21.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a civil engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) the final product (c) a sales poster (d) a broken part
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a telephone
  26. 26.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) designs artificial limbs (c) wires a new building (d) plans a dam
  28. 28.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a final test
  29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a satellite (c) a seashell (d) a volcano
  30. 30.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Test
  31. 31.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer writes app software? (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c) civil (d) computer
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a bicycle (c) a banyan tree (d) a dam
  35. 35.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹44. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  36. 36.True or false: to follow the plan to build is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which need does a lift meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) keep food fresh longer
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) civil
  39. 39.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 240 g, 110 g and 190 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Improve

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 75
  3. try it out
  4. a dam
  5. lift a cup of water
  6. False
  7. checks the goals are met
  8. a volcano
  9. poor teamwork
  10. True
  11. Ask
  12. an adult
  13. a cloud
  14. go through a mountain
  15. True
  16. a ceiling fan
  17. designs useful solutions
  18. team leader
  19. False
  20. made by engineers
  21. True
  22. False
  23. True
  24. an early test model
  25. a telephone
  26. False
  27. plans a dam
  28. a limit you must keep to
  29. a satellite
  30. Improve
  31. False
  32. False
  33. computer
  34. a banyan tree
  35. 19
  36. False
  37. reach a top floor fast
  38. civil
  39. 180
  40. Plan

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