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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 883 · 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: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) tie back long hair (c) carry scissors closed (d) let adults use hot glue
  3. 3.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) give up
  4. 4.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a lift helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a saw. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) choose and draw one (b) load it with coins (c) strengthen the weak part (d) build it with straws
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) repeat each test (c) change only one thing (d) skip writing results
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  10. 10.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹101. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a banyan tree (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
  13. 13.True or false: to hide a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) tester
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a lift (c) a satellite (d) a railway track
  16. 16.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) try it out (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) make it better, retest (d) brainstorm many ideas
  17. 17.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 260 g, 180 g and 100 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  18. 18.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Ask
  19. 19.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Create
  21. 21.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹82. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  22. 22.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “choose and draw one”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) choose and draw one
  23. 23.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make power from sunlight
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) play near a moving drill (c) wear safety goggles (d) use a cracked tool
  25. 25.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 400 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 900 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  28. 28.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  29. 29.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) how can we build it? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) who won the match?
  30. 30.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “choose and draw one”? (a) load it with coins (b) strengthen the weak part (c) sketch three ideas (d) build it with straws
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) biomedical
  32. 32.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) aerospace
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a coral reef (c) a railway track (d) a bicycle
  35. 35.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) not safe (b) safe
  36. 36.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to finish nothing (c) many skills and ideas (d) to work alone
  37. 37.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs a gearbox (c) designs a flyover (d) designs factory machines
  38. 38.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) science (c) music (d) cooking
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Test

Answer key

  1. False
  2. play near a moving drill
  3. Improve
  4. False
  5. False
  6. True
  7. strengthen the weak part
  8. skip writing results
  9. made by engineers
  10. False
  11. 21
  12. a banyan tree
  13. True
  14. recorder
  15. a cloud
  16. try it out
  17. 180
  18. Plan
  19. False
  20. Plan
  21. 24
  22. read the challenge rules
  23. make power from sunlight
  24. wear safety goggles
  25. Yes
  26. No
  27. poor teamwork
  28. poor teamwork
  29. how can we build it?
  30. build it with straws
  31. civil
  32. good teamwork
  33. biomedical
  34. a coral reef
  35. safe
  36. many skills and ideas
  37. designs a flyover
  38. False
  39. science
  40. Plan

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