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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 928 · 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 design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, it works (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
  2. 2.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a cloud (d) a mobile phone
  5. 5.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  6. 6.🤝 A team of 4 shares 20 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  7. 7.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) see very tiny things (d) make power from sunlight
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a mountain (c) a lift (d) a river
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a ceiling fan (c) a railway track (d) a dam
  10. 10.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  11. 11.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs factory machines (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) designs electric motors
  12. 12.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
  13. 13.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points down, closed (c) points up, open (d) by the blades
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) fit on a school desk (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) use only paper and tape
  15. 15.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a saw (b) a hand drill (c) a spanner (d) a screwdriver
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) tie back long hair (c) carry scissors closed (d) run while holding tools
  17. 17.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a spirit level (b) pliers (c) a screwdriver (d) a hand drill
  18. 18.True or false: to check it against goals is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 34 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs a flyover (c) keeps data safe online (d) refines crude oil
  21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) civil
  22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
  23. 23.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) sunglasses (c) safety goggles (d) nothing
  24. 24.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 106 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) measure the same way (c) use a new load each time (d) change only one thing
  27. 27.Which job is a spanner for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) cut a wooden plank (c) make a hole in wood (d) tighten a nut
  28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Create
  29. 29.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) find the limits (b) list the materials (c) build the model (d) dream up possible fixes
  30. 30.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) listen and ask why (c) laugh at it (d) ignore it
  31. 31.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹45. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) builder (d) tester
  33. 33.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
  34. 34.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) use only paper and tape (c) float for 1 minute (d) be under 30 cm tall
  36. 36.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) keeps the team on track (c) collects the supplies (d) checks the goals are met
  37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Ask
  38. 38.🧪 The first prototype held 70 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 190 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  39. 39.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) load it with coins (b) read the challenge rules (c) choose and draw one (d) build it with straws
  40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) electrical (b) computer (c) civil (d) mechanical

Answer key

  1. no, it breaks a limit
  2. False
  3. found in nature
  4. a mobile phone
  5. good teamwork
  6. 50
  7. make power from sunlight
  8. a lift
  9. a banyan tree
  10. good testing
  11. runs a fertiliser plant
  12. a limit you must keep to
  13. points down, closed
  14. carry 10 coins
  15. a hand drill
  16. run while holding tools
  17. pliers
  18. False
  19. No
  20. designs a flyover
  21. mechanical
  22. chemical
  23. safety goggles
  24. No
  25. True
  26. use a new load each time
  27. tighten a nut
  28. Imagine
  29. list the materials
  30. listen and ask why
  31. 30
  32. builder
  33. Improve
  34. True
  35. float for 1 minute
  36. checks the goals are met
  37. Ask
  38. 120
  39. choose and draw one
  40. civil

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