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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 935 · 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.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹34. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  4. 4.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “choose and draw one”? (a) build it with straws (b) choose and draw one
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a train (c) a water filter (d) a microscope
  6. 6.True or false: to tie back long hair is safe. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Ask
  8. 8.Which need does a lift meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) talk to someone far away (c) cross a wide river (d) go through a mountain
  9. 9.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧪 The first prototype held 210 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 250 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  12. 12.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) designs electric motors (c) designs satellites (d) designs bicycle gears
  13. 13.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) list the materials (b) define the problem (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) build the model
  14. 14.Which job is a hammer for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) drive in a nail (c) check a shelf is level (d) turn a screw
  15. 15.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs school networks. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) sandpaper (b) pliers (c) a protractor (d) a hand drill
  17. 17.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) builds a website (c) plans a space mission (d) plans a power grid
  19. 19.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a kind of glue (d) a limit you must keep to
  20. 20.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) builder
  21. 21.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  22. 22.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 64 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  23. 23.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to work alone
  26. 26.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a broken part (c) a sales poster (d) an early test model
  27. 27.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) give up
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  29. 29.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) computer
  32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) civil
  33. 33.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) walk away (c) laugh at it (d) listen and ask why
  34. 34.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  36. 36.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) yes, only once (c) no, it repeats (d) only on Sundays
  37. 37.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) by the blades (c) points up, open (d) while running
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a fridge (d) a train
  39. 39.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. 6
  4. choose and draw one
  5. a water filter
  6. True
  7. Plan
  8. reach a top floor fast
  9. False
  10. 40
  11. made by engineers
  12. makes medicines in bulk
  13. define the problem
  14. drive in a nail
  15. False
  16. a protractor
  17. True
  18. builds a website
  19. a limit you must keep to
  20. recorder
  21. good testing
  22. Yes
  23. True
  24. True
  25. many skills and ideas
  26. an early test model
  27. Improve
  28. found in nature
  29. designs useful solutions
  30. a fridge
  31. civil
  32. aerospace
  33. listen and ask why
  34. True
  35. good teamwork
  36. no, it repeats
  37. points down, closed
  38. a bridge
  39. a criterion
  40. Ask

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