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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 920 · 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.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹124. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  2. 2.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  3. 3.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a rainbow (c) a dam (d) a waterfall
  6. 6.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) only paints pictures (d) sells tickets
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) electrical (d) chemical
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clamp wood before sawing (b) tie back long hair (c) cut towards your hand (d) wear safety goggles
  9. 9.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 58 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Plan
  13. 13.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹46. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  14. 14.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) an early test model (c) a sales poster (d) a broken part
  15. 15.Which need does a dam meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make water safe to drink (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
  16. 16.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 200 g, 160 g and 210 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) change only one thing (c) record every result (d) use the same load
  18. 18.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) talk to someone far away (c) see very tiny things (d) cross a wide river
  19. 19.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) runs the tests (c) keeps the team on track (d) collects the supplies
  20. 20.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 390 g, 340 g and 320 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  21. 21.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Test
  22. 22.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 40 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  24. 24.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  25. 25.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to wear safety goggles is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) chemical
  29. 29.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  30. 30.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 400 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹54. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  32. 32.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) builder (d) recorder
  34. 34.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  35. 35.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  36. 36.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  37. 37.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make power from sunlight (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
  38. 38.True or false: a microscope helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) hold up 500 g (d) be under 30 cm tall
  40. 40.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. poor testing
  3. False
  4. False
  5. a dam
  6. designs useful solutions
  7. civil
  8. cut towards your hand
  9. False
  10. False
  11. Yes
  12. Plan
  13. 26
  14. an early test model
  15. store water for summer
  16. 190
  17. change lots at once
  18. make water safe to drink
  19. runs the tests
  20. 350
  21. Test
  22. 65
  23. found in nature
  24. 110
  25. True
  26. False
  27. many skills and ideas
  28. chemical
  29. a constraint
  30. No
  31. 13
  32. False
  33. recorder
  34. poor teamwork
  35. good teamwork
  36. a criterion
  37. see very tiny things
  38. False
  39. be under 30 cm tall
  40. True

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