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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 961 · 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 it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  2. 2.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Ask
  3. 3.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹71. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  5. 5.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
  7. 7.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) lays out a highway (c) designs power lines (d) designs a flyover
  8. 8.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) the youngest child (c) a stranger (d) any child alone
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  10. 10.True or false: an electrical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) talk to someone far away (c) go through a mountain (d) cross a wide river
  12. 12.🧪 The first prototype held 200 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 340 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  13. 13.True or false: to find the limits is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) biomedical
  15. 15.True or false: to own up to a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make power from sunlight (c) carry many people far (d) reach a top floor fast
  17. 17.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a cloud (c) a satellite (d) a mountain
  20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a spirit level (b) a hammer (c) a tape measure (d) pliers
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) float for 1 minute (c) lift a cup of water (d) hold up 500 g
  22. 22.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 900 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Test (d) Imagine
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) carry 10 coins (c) use only paper and tape (d) hold up 500 g
  26. 26.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) plans a dam (c) designs car engines (d) plans a power grid
  27. 27.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) sketch three ideas
  28. 28.🤝 A team of 4 shares 24 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a satellite (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
  30. 30.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) measure the same way (c) guess, do not measure (d) change lots at once
  32. 32.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Create
  33. 33.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) builder (d) team leader
  34. 34.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) biomedical
  36. 36.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  37. 37.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  38. 38.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs satellites. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) measure its performance (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) make a prototype (d) list the materials
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) play near a moving drill (c) cut towards your hand (d) run while holding tools

Answer key

  1. good teamwork
  2. Plan
  3. False
  4. 30
  5. Yes
  6. designs useful solutions
  7. designs power lines
  8. an adult
  9. made by engineers
  10. False
  11. cross a wide river
  12. 140
  13. False
  14. civil
  15. False
  16. go through a mountain
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a satellite
  20. pliers
  21. spend at most ₹100
  22. No
  23. Imagine
  24. made by engineers
  25. use only paper and tape
  26. plans a power grid
  27. sketch three ideas
  28. 60
  29. a satellite
  30. True
  31. measure the same way
  32. Ask
  33. recorder
  34. False
  35. mechanical
  36. good teamwork
  37. 24
  38. True
  39. list the materials
  40. carry scissors closed

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