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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 918 · 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.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 94 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.True or false: to use the same load is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs aeroplane wings (b) makes medicines in bulk (c) designs knee implants (d) designs car engines
  5. 5.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) fix the weak part (b) redesign after testing (c) think of wild ideas (d) list the materials
  6. 6.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) carry scissors closed (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) clamp wood before sawing
  8. 8.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 300 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  10. 10.True or false: a computer engineer designs school networks. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) fit on a school desk (d) carry 10 coins
  14. 14.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) keep food fresh longer (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
  15. 15.What does the recorder do? (a) puts the model together (b) keeps the team on track (c) runs the tests (d) keeps the design notes
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) be under 30 cm tall
  17. 17.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 92 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 300 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) run while holding tools (c) carry scissors closed (d) tie back long hair
  21. 21.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) designs a gearbox (c) designs aeroplane wings (d) lays out a highway
  22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) chemical
  23. 23.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) runs the tests (c) shares out the jobs (d) writes down results
  25. 25.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Test (d) Ask
  26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) computer
  27. 27.True or false: a computer engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) electrical
  29. 29.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) to finish nothing
  30. 30.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a hand drill (b) sandpaper (c) a protractor (d) a saw
  32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
  33. 33.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a goal for success (c) a kind of glue (d) a limit you must keep to
  34. 34.🤝 A team of 4 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  35. 35.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Create
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) guess, do not measure (c) change only one thing (d) test it only once
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  39. 39.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) the youngest child (c) an adult (d) any child alone
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Ask

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. Yes
  3. True
  4. designs aeroplane wings
  5. think of wild ideas
  6. False
  7. touch a hot glue tip
  8. No
  9. good teamwork
  10. True
  11. False
  12. False
  13. carry 10 coins
  14. cross a wide river
  15. keeps the design notes
  16. stand in a fan breeze
  17. False
  18. No
  19. Yes
  20. run while holding tools
  21. designs a gearbox
  22. mechanical
  23. True
  24. runs the tests
  25. Ask
  26. mechanical
  27. True
  28. mechanical
  29. many skills and ideas
  30. True
  31. sandpaper
  32. biomedical
  33. a limit you must keep to
  34. 18
  35. False
  36. Test
  37. change only one thing
  38. found in nature
  39. an adult
  40. Plan

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