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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 895 · 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 branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
  2. 2.True or false: to tie back long hair is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a volcano (c) a rainbow (d) a railway track
  4. 4.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a tape measure (b) a spanner (c) a spirit level (d) a hand drill
  5. 5.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  6. 6.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a lost cricket match (c) a road that floods (d) a sad song
  7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Imagine
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) run while holding tools (c) cut away from your body (d) touch a hot glue tip
  9. 9.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a hammer (b) a spirit level (c) a protractor (d) a tape measure
  10. 10.True or false: a water filter helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) chemical
  12. 12.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹55. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) electrical (d) mechanical
  14. 14.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) make it better, retest (b) define the problem (c) pick the build order (d) make a prototype
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) change lots at once (c) test it only once (d) measure the same way
  16. 16.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points up, open (c) points down, closed (d) by the blades
  17. 17.True or false: a solar panel helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a chemical engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) hold up 500 g (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) finish in 40 minutes
  21. 21.True or false: to fix the weak part is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make water safe to drink (c) make power from sunlight (d) see very tiny things
  23. 23.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) team leader (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) recorder
  24. 24.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
  26. 26.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) any child alone (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
  27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Test”? (a) Improve (b) Test
  28. 28.Which job is a saw for? (a) measure a long length (b) make a hole in wood (c) cut a wooden plank (d) grip and bend wire
  29. 29.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) give up
  30. 30.True or false: to laugh at ideas is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  32. 32.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) build it with straws (b) choose and draw one (c) read the challenge rules (d) load it with coins
  34. 34.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  35. 35.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a rainbow (c) a banyan tree (d) a water filter
  37. 37.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) safe (b) not safe
  38. 38.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only for big jobs (c) no, it repeats (d) only on Sundays
  40. 40.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. civil
  2. False
  3. a railway track
  4. a spirit level
  5. made by engineers
  6. a road that floods
  7. Imagine
  8. cut away from your body
  9. a tape measure
  10. False
  11. civil
  12. 11
  13. chemical
  14. pick the build order
  15. measure the same way
  16. points down, closed
  17. False
  18. False
  19. Ask
  20. finish in 40 minutes
  21. True
  22. store water for summer
  23. tester
  24. True
  25. safe
  26. an adult
  27. Test
  28. cut a wooden plank
  29. Improve
  30. False
  31. made by engineers
  32. False
  33. choose and draw one
  34. a criterion
  35. False
  36. a water filter
  37. not safe
  38. False
  39. no, it repeats
  40. True

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