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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 927 · 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.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) chemical
  3. 3.🤝 A team of 2 shares 4 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 8 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  4. 4.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) make it better, retest (b) dream up possible fixes (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) ask who will use it
  5. 5.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Ask
  6. 6.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) only for big jobs (c) yes, only once (d) no, it repeats
  7. 7.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) not safe (b) safe
  8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) builder (d) tester
  9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a bridge (d) a banyan tree
  10. 10.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which job is a saw for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure an angle (c) measure a long length (d) cut a wooden plank
  12. 12.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a mountain (c) a bicycle (d) a rainbow
  14. 14.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🤝 A team of 5 shares 25 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  16. 16.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs school networks (c) lays out a highway (d) builds rockets
  18. 18.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) hide a failed test (c) use the same load (d) use a new load each time
  20. 20.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) hold up 500 g (d) float for 1 minute
  22. 22.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) while running (c) points down, closed (d) points up, open
  23. 23.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) it looks busy (c) to use more paper (d) to get reliable results
  24. 24.True or false: to measure its performance is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) make it better, retest (c) try it out (d) build the model
  26. 26.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a volcano (c) a rainbow (d) a dam
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) measure the same way (c) guess, do not measure (d) change only one thing
  29. 29.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) the youngest child (c) an adult (d) a stranger
  30. 30.🤝 A team plans for 35 minutes, builds for 20 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
  32. 32.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Create
  33. 33.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 260 g, design B held 210 g and design C held 310 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
  34. 34.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a bridge (c) a solar panel (d) a lift
  35. 35.Which need does a lift meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
  36. 36.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) writes down results (c) checks the goals are met (d) cuts and joins parts
  37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) electrical
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) use only paper and tape
  39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) civil (d) electrical
  40. 40.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 200 g, design B held 100 g and design C held 150 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B

Answer key

  1. Create
  2. aerospace
  3. 16
  4. make it better, retest
  5. Plan
  6. no, it repeats
  7. not safe
  8. materials manager
  9. a bridge
  10. False
  11. cut a wooden plank
  12. True
  13. a bicycle
  14. False
  15. 15
  16. False
  17. lays out a highway
  18. True
  19. use the same load
  20. good teamwork
  21. fit on a school desk
  22. points down, closed
  23. to get reliable results
  24. True
  25. try it out
  26. False
  27. a dam
  28. guess, do not measure
  29. an adult
  30. 75
  31. civil
  32. Ask
  33. design C
  34. a lift
  35. reach a top floor fast
  36. keeps the team on track
  37. electrical
  38. keep ice for 1 hour
  39. civil
  40. design B

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