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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 933 · 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.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) an early test model (c) a sales poster (d) a broken part
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) test it only once (c) measure the same way (d) repeat each test
  3. 3.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a mountain
  4. 4.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Test
  6. 6.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Create
  8. 8.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) sandpaper (b) pliers (c) a spanner (d) a saw
  9. 9.True or false: a biomedical engineer wires a new building. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🤝 A team plans for 35 minutes, builds for 15 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  12. 12.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Create
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask
  17. 17.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) nothing (c) safety goggles (d) a cap
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a mobile phone (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
  20. 20.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) check a shelf is level (c) tighten a nut (d) measure a long length
  21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) chemical
  22. 22.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a biomedical engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) listen and ask why (c) walk away (d) laugh at it
  26. 26.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) talk to someone far away (d) store water for summer
  27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) chemical
  28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) use the same load (c) change only one thing (d) hide a failed test
  30. 30.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
  31. 31.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) make a prototype (b) redesign after testing (c) dream up possible fixes (d) ask who will use it
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) lift a cup of water
  33. 33.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 380 g, 270 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  34. 34.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) sandpaper (b) pliers (c) a tape measure (d) a spirit level
  35. 35.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “choose and draw one”? (a) choose and draw one (b) load it with coins
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a satellite (c) a railway track (d) a ceiling fan
  37. 37.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 370 g, design B held 270 g and design C held 320 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
  39. 39.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹123. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  40. 40.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) builds rockets (c) designs electric motors (d) makes medicines in bulk

Answer key

  1. an early test model
  2. test it only once
  3. a mountain
  4. poor teamwork
  5. Test
  6. 75
  7. Ask
  8. a spanner
  9. False
  10. True
  11. 65
  12. Improve
  13. Plan
  14. made by engineers
  15. False
  16. Ask
  17. False
  18. safety goggles
  19. a mobile phone
  20. measure a long length
  21. civil
  22. False
  23. False
  24. False
  25. listen and ask why
  26. talk to someone far away
  27. aerospace
  28. Test
  29. hide a failed test
  30. a road that floods
  31. redesign after testing
  32. use at most 20 straws
  33. 290
  34. a tape measure
  35. choose and draw one
  36. a mountain
  37. No
  38. design A
  39. 21
  40. makes medicines in bulk

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