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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 905 · 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.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to use more paper (c) the first is wrong (d) to get reliable results
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) chemical
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) hold up 500 g (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) stand in a fan breeze
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  5. 5.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) safe (b) not safe
  6. 6.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  7. 7.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) find the limits (b) list the materials (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) measure its performance
  8. 8.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs artificial limbs (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) lays out a highway
  9. 9.🤝 A team plans for 40 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  10. 10.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to build the model is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) load it with coins (b) strengthen the weak part (c) choose and draw one (d) read the challenge rules
  15. 15.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) designs power lines (c) plans a space mission (d) designs factory machines
  17. 17.🧪 The first prototype held 270 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 330 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) run while holding tools (c) use a cracked tool (d) play near a moving drill
  19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
  20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) electrical
  21. 21.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) choose and draw one (b) sketch three ideas
  22. 22.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) designs aeroplane wings (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) designs car engines
  23. 23.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 250 g, design B held 300 g and design C held 200 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
  24. 24.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) wires a new building (c) builds rockets (d) designs a flyover
  25. 25.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) one (b) all of them (c) none (d) two
  26. 26.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹50. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  27. 27.True or false: to do all the work alone is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) by the blades (c) points up, open (d) while running
  29. 29.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹18. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  30. 30.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 110 g, design B held 210 g and design C held 160 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
  31. 31.True or false: to cut towards your hand is safe. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) carry many people far (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
  35. 35.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) designs knee implants (c) designs bicycle gears (d) designs aeroplane wings
  36. 36.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) wires a new building (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) builds hospital scanners
  37. 37.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a spanner (b) a saw (c) a spirit level (d) a tape measure
  38. 38.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to argue more (c) to finish nothing (d) to work alone
  39. 39.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to guess, do not measure? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  40. 40.🧪 The first prototype held 280 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 480 g. How many more grams did it hold?

Answer key

  1. to get reliable results
  2. civil
  3. spend at most ₹100
  4. made by engineers
  5. safe
  6. good testing
  7. find the limits
  8. lays out a highway
  9. 110
  10. False
  11. True
  12. True
  13. False
  14. choose and draw one
  15. False
  16. designs factory machines
  17. 60
  18. tie back long hair
  19. mechanical
  20. electrical
  21. sketch three ideas
  22. runs a fertiliser plant
  23. design B
  24. builds rockets
  25. one
  26. 10
  27. True
  28. points down, closed
  29. 6
  30. design A
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. reach a top floor fast
  35. designs bicycle gears
  36. wires a new building
  37. a tape measure
  38. many skills and ideas
  39. poor testing
  40. 200

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