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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 965 · 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.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
  2. 2.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 390 g, design B held 340 g and design C held 290 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
  3. 3.True or false: a solar panel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clamp wood before sawing (b) let adults use hot glue (c) cut away from your body (d) touch a hot glue tip
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) run while holding tools (d) touch a hot glue tip
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) use only paper and tape (d) use at most 20 straws
  8. 8.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Test”? (a) Imagine (b) Test
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a bridge (c) a cloud (d) a waterfall
  11. 11.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a microscope (d) a lift
  12. 12.Which job is a saw for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) turn a screw (c) grip and bend wire (d) tighten a nut
  13. 13.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) cross a wide river (c) carry many people far (d) make power from sunlight
  14. 14.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) walk away (c) ignore it (d) listen and ask why
  16. 16.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹56. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Create
  18. 18.🤝 A team of 4 shares 24 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 8 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  19. 19.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🤝 A team of 3 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) civil
  22. 22.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan
  23. 23.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) biomedical
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  27. 27.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) while running (c) by the blades (d) points down, closed
  28. 28.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) civil
  30. 30.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) go through a mountain
  31. 31.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 40 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) hold up 500 g (d) be under 30 cm tall
  33. 33.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  37. 37.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹127. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  38. 38.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to argue more (c) to finish nothing (d) many skills and ideas
  39. 39.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a water filter

Answer key

  1. civil
  2. design C
  3. False
  4. False
  5. touch a hot glue tip
  6. clamp wood before sawing
  7. roll at least 2 metres
  8. poor testing
  9. Imagine
  10. a bridge
  11. a bridge
  12. cut a wooden plank
  13. cross a wide river
  14. False
  15. listen and ask why
  16. 15
  17. Ask
  18. 48
  19. True
  20. 4
  21. aerospace
  22. Plan
  23. True
  24. True
  25. civil
  26. found in nature
  27. points down, closed
  28. False
  29. biomedical
  30. see very tiny things
  31. 70
  32. be under 30 cm tall
  33. True
  34. True
  35. False
  36. good teamwork
  37. 24
  38. many skills and ideas
  39. True
  40. a water filter

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