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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 903 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Create”? (a) Imagine (b) Create
  2. 2.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) store water for summer
  3. 3.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which job is pliers for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure a long length (c) grip and bend wire (d) cut a wooden plank
  5. 5.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) electrical
  7. 7.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) builds hospital scanners (c) wires a new building (d) designs bicycle gears
  8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) tester (d) recorder
  9. 9.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) yes, always (c) only if it is red (d) no, it breaks a limit
  10. 10.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a sad song (c) a boring story (d) a lost cricket match
  11. 11.True or false: to use the same load is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a bicycle (c) a river (d) a mobile phone
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) record every result (c) use a new load each time (d) hide a failed test
  14. 14.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a bridge (c) a mountain (d) a ceiling fan
  15. 15.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Test
  16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  17. 17.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bicycle (c) a coral reef (d) a lift
  18. 18.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) mechanical
  20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) civil
  21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a waterfall (c) a coral reef (d) a bicycle
  22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  23. 23.What does the materials manager do? (a) puts the model together (b) checks the goals are met (c) tracks what is used up (d) cuts and joins parts
  24. 24.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 96 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) no, it repeats (b) only on Sundays (c) only for big jobs (d) yes, only once
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) cut towards your hand (c) carry scissors closed (d) cut away from your body
  27. 27.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) designs satellites (c) designs car engines (d) designs hearing aids
  28. 28.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 190 g, design B held 240 g and design C held 290 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
  29. 29.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) smooth a rough edge (c) measure an angle (d) check a shelf is level
  31. 31.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) an early test model (c) a sales poster (d) a broken part
  33. 33.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 300 g, 220 g and 260 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  34. 34.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹76. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) computer (d) mechanical
  36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer writes app software? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) computer
  37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Plan
  38. 38.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) not safe (b) safe
  39. 39.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Create
  40. 40.True or false: a chemical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Imagine
  2. go through a mountain
  3. True
  4. grip and bend wire
  5. True
  6. biomedical
  7. designs bicycle gears
  8. recorder
  9. no, it breaks a limit
  10. a road that floods
  11. True
  12. a river
  13. record every result
  14. a mountain
  15. Test
  16. poor testing
  17. a coral reef
  18. a constraint
  19. electrical
  20. civil
  21. a bicycle
  22. a criterion
  23. tracks what is used up
  24. Yes
  25. no, it repeats
  26. cut towards your hand
  27. designs hearing aids
  28. design A
  29. False
  30. make a hole in wood
  31. True
  32. an early test model
  33. 260
  34. 14
  35. mechanical
  36. computer
  37. Improve
  38. not safe
  39. Improve
  40. False

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