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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 891 · 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.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
  2. 2.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to avoid testing (b) to test ideas cheaply (c) to sell them at once (d) to decorate a room
  3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Create
  4. 4.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  5. 5.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) builds rockets (c) designs school networks (d) designs knee implants
  7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bridge (d) a banyan tree
  8. 8.True or false: a chemical engineer plans a space mission. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs satellites (c) builds rockets (d) keeps data safe online
  10. 10.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) recorder
  11. 11.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a tape measure (b) a spanner (c) sandpaper (d) a hammer
  12. 12.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) not safe (b) safe
  14. 14.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) hide a failed test (c) measure the same way (d) record every result
  16. 16.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to hide a failed test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹19. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) use only paper and tape (d) spend at most ₹100
  22. 22.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs a paint factory (c) designs factory machines (d) designs car engines
  24. 24.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) builder
  25. 25.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧪 The first prototype held 70 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 110 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  27. 27.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹26. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  28. 28.🤝 A team of 5 shares 30 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 8 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  29. 29.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a satellite (c) a rainbow (d) a dam
  31. 31.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  34. 34.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only on Sundays (c) only for big jobs (d) no, it repeats
  35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a spirit level (b) a saw (c) a spanner (d) a protractor
  36. 36.True or false: an electrical engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a river
  38. 38.Which job is pliers for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) grip and bend wire (c) turn a screw (d) drive in a nail
  39. 39.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) many skills and ideas (c) to work alone (d) to finish nothing
  40. 40.🧪 The first prototype held 290 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 420 g. How many more grams did it hold?

Answer key

  1. a limit you must keep to
  2. to test ideas cheaply
  3. Improve
  4. good testing
  5. True
  6. designs school networks
  7. a banyan tree
  8. False
  9. keeps data safe online
  10. materials manager
  11. a hammer
  12. False
  13. safe
  14. False
  15. hide a failed test
  16. True
  17. False
  18. True
  19. True
  20. 7
  21. float for 1 minute
  22. False
  23. builds a website
  24. builder
  25. False
  26. 40
  27. 11
  28. 48
  29. False
  30. a rainbow
  31. True
  32. True
  33. 40
  34. no, it repeats
  35. a spirit level
  36. False
  37. a water filter
  38. grip and bend wire
  39. many skills and ideas
  40. 130

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