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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 976 · 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 of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a banyan tree (c) a volcano (d) a mobile phone
  2. 2.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹71. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  3. 3.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  4. 4.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a screwdriver (b) a spirit level (c) a hand drill (d) a spanner
  6. 6.True or false: to blame others for faults is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clamp wood before sawing (b) run while holding tools (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) cut towards your hand
  9. 9.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) civil
  11. 11.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) pliers (b) a hammer (c) a saw (d) a tape measure
  12. 12.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 46 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) listen and ask why (c) ignore it (d) laugh at it
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) safe (b) not safe
  16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  17. 17.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) lift a cup of water (c) use only paper and tape (d) be under 30 cm tall
  19. 19.Which need does a lift meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make power from sunlight (d) store water for summer
  20. 20.True or false: a computer engineer plans a power grid. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  22. 22.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make water safe to drink (d) talk to someone far away
  23. 23.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Test
  24. 24.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  25. 25.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) safe (b) not safe
  26. 26.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a tape measure (b) a protractor (c) pliers (d) a saw
  27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) civil
  28. 28.Which need does a train meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) carry many people far (d) cross a wide river
  29. 29.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) build it with straws (c) choose and draw one (d) read the challenge rules
  31. 31.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “read the challenge rules”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) choose and draw one (c) load it with coins (d) build it with straws
  32. 32.Which job is a saw for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) tighten a nut (c) cut a wooden plank (d) drive in a nail
  33. 33.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) civil
  35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) civil
  36. 36.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) make a prototype (b) check it against goals (c) define the problem (d) ask who will use it
  37. 37.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a final test (c) a goal for success (d) a kind of glue
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer makes medicines in bulk? (a) computer (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) biomedical
  39. 39.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) refines crude oil (c) keeps data safe online (d) designs hearing aids
  40. 40.🤝 A team of 4 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 7 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?

Answer key

  1. a mobile phone
  2. 11
  3. poor testing
  4. True
  5. a screwdriver
  6. True
  7. found in nature
  8. clamp wood before sawing
  9. True
  10. biomedical
  11. a tape measure
  12. Yes
  13. listen and ask why
  14. found in nature
  15. safe
  16. poor testing
  17. a constraint
  18. lift a cup of water
  19. reach a top floor fast
  20. False
  21. poor testing
  22. make water safe to drink
  23. Imagine
  24. good testing
  25. safe
  26. pliers
  27. mechanical
  28. carry many people far
  29. True
  30. read the challenge rules
  31. sketch three ideas
  32. cut a wooden plank
  33. False
  34. aerospace
  35. civil
  36. check it against goals
  37. a limit you must keep to
  38. chemical
  39. keeps data safe online
  40. 14

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