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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 937 · 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 ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) clear labelled sketches (c) secret notes (d) no drawings at all
  3. 3.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) not safe (b) safe
  6. 6.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) a cap (c) safety goggles (d) sunglasses
  7. 7.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a kind of glue (c) a final test (d) a goal for success
  8. 8.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a hammer (b) sandpaper (c) a tape measure (d) a saw
  9. 9.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) plans a power grid (c) keeps data safe online (d) designs factory machines
  10. 10.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a bicycle (c) a mobile phone (d) a coral reef
  12. 12.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) not safe (b) safe
  13. 13.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a saw (b) a hammer (c) a hand drill (d) a tape measure
  15. 15.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Plan
  16. 16.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹65. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  17. 17.True or false: to build the model is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  19. 19.What does the builder do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) puts the model together (c) collects the supplies (d) keeps the team on track
  20. 20.🤝 A team of 4 shares 20 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  21. 21.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Improve
  24. 24.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) builder
  25. 25.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a civil engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Create”? (a) Ask (b) Create
  29. 29.True or false: a computer engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) one (c) all of them (d) none
  31. 31.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) not safe (b) safe
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs school networks. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Improve
  35. 35.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) store water for summer (b) carry many people far (c) go through a mountain (d) talk to someone far away
  36. 36.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 100 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) team leader
  39. 39.🤝 A team of 3 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 8 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  40. 40.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a broken part (c) a sales poster (d) an early test model

Answer key

  1. False
  2. clear labelled sketches
  3. No
  4. True
  5. safe
  6. safety goggles
  7. a limit you must keep to
  8. a saw
  9. designs factory machines
  10. a constraint
  11. a coral reef
  12. not safe
  13. True
  14. a hammer
  15. Plan
  16. 20
  17. True
  18. a criterion
  19. puts the model together
  20. 15
  21. False
  22. True
  23. Test
  24. builder
  25. False
  26. False
  27. poor testing
  28. Ask
  29. False
  30. one
  31. not safe
  32. made by engineers
  33. False
  34. Test
  35. go through a mountain
  36. True
  37. Yes
  38. materials manager
  39. 32
  40. an early test model

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