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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 959 · 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.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  2. 2.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a coral reef (c) a water filter (d) a cloud
  3. 3.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) safe (b) not safe
  4. 4.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a bridge (c) a bicycle (d) a water filter
  5. 5.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) biomedical
  8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) civil
  9. 9.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: to check it against goals is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  12. 12.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Test
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) civil
  16. 16.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  17. 17.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  18. 18.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Ask
  20. 20.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) measure its performance (b) define the problem (c) dream up possible fixes (d) draw a labelled diagram
  21. 21.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹82. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a fridge
  23. 23.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) one (b) two (c) none (d) all of them
  24. 24.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  25. 25.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a protractor (b) a tape measure (c) a hand drill (d) a saw
  26. 26.🤝 A team of 5 shares 30 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  27. 27.True or false: a tunnel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🤝 A team of 2 shares 4 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  30. 30.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a chemical engineer designs power lines. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c) civil (d) chemical
  33. 33.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 10 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Test
  36. 36.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make power from sunlight (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Create
  38. 38.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  39. 39.True or false: to turn a screw, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) recorder

Answer key

  1. found in nature
  2. a water filter
  3. safe
  4. a coral reef
  5. False
  6. 40
  7. biomedical
  8. biomedical
  9. False
  10. True
  11. found in nature
  12. True
  13. Improve
  14. found in nature
  15. aerospace
  16. poor teamwork
  17. a criterion
  18. good teamwork
  19. Plan
  20. dream up possible fixes
  21. 22
  22. a fridge
  23. one
  24. good testing
  25. a hand drill
  26. 60
  27. False
  28. 18
  29. made by engineers
  30. True
  31. False
  32. electrical
  33. False
  34. 25
  35. Plan
  36. see very tiny things
  37. Improve
  38. good teamwork
  39. False
  40. builder

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