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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 908 · 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 team plans for 15 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  2. 2.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a mountain (c) a railway track (d) a banyan tree
  4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
  5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Test
  6. 6.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) materials manager
  7. 7.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a goal for success (c) a kind of glue (d) a limit you must keep to
  8. 8.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  9. 9.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) goals a design must meet (c) the tools you use (d) the limits on money
  10. 10.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a lift (d) a dam
  13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) civil (d) aerospace
  14. 14.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) keeps the team on track (c) runs the tests (d) collects the supplies
  15. 15.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) safe (b) not safe
  16. 16.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a spirit level (b) sandpaper (c) pliers (d) a protractor
  17. 17.True or false: a dam helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
  19. 19.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) keeps data safe online (d) designs factory machines
  20. 20.True or false: a chemical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  22. 22.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a tunnel (c) a water filter (d) a fridge
  24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test
  25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) civil (d) chemical
  26. 26.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to carry scissors closed? (a) safe (b) not safe
  27. 27.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a water filter (d) a telephone
  28. 28.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a water filter helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) use only paper and tape (d) float for 1 minute
  31. 31.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  32. 32.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) only if it is red (c) yes, it works (d) yes, always
  33. 33.True or false: a bridge helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) recorder
  35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) electrical (d) biomedical
  36. 36.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) sketch three ideas (c) strengthen the weak part (d) choose and draw one
  38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. False
  3. a railway track
  4. mechanical
  5. Ask
  6. builder
  7. a limit you must keep to
  8. poor testing
  9. goals a design must meet
  10. False
  11. True
  12. a lift
  13. biomedical
  14. runs the tests
  15. safe
  16. sandpaper
  17. False
  18. an adult
  19. runs a fertiliser plant
  20. True
  21. Imagine
  22. False
  23. a water filter
  24. Improve
  25. civil
  26. safe
  27. a train
  28. False
  29. False
  30. use only paper and tape
  31. a constraint
  32. no, it breaks a limit
  33. False
  34. materials manager
  35. biomedical
  36. False
  37. strengthen the weak part
  38. a criterion
  39. found in nature
  40. False

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