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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 991 · 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.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a railway track (c) a volcano (d) a bridge
  3. 3.True or false: a mechanical engineer writes app software. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) fit on a school desk (d) spend at most ₹100
  5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a mountain (c) a volcano (d) a dam
  6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹54. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  7. 7.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  9. 9.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) nothing (c) sunglasses (d) safety goggles
  10. 10.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) writes app software (c) designs artificial limbs (d) builds rockets
  11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Create (d) Plan
  12. 12.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) read the challenge rules
  13. 13.What does the materials manager do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) keeps the team on track (c) keeps the design notes (d) checks the goals are met
  14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “build it with straws”? (a) build it with straws (b) strengthen the weak part
  15. 15.Which job is a hammer for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) measure an angle (c) drive in a nail (d) cut a wooden plank
  16. 16.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 600 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a waterfall (c) a ceiling fan (d) a coral reef
  23. 23.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 280 g, 190 g and 160 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Test
  25. 25.True or false: to check it against goals is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧪 The first prototype held 60 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 260 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a seashell
  28. 28.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) team leader
  29. 29.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹47. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  30. 30.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) makes medicines in bulk (c) designs aeroplane wings (d) designs a flyover
  31. 31.True or false: to change only one thing is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
  34. 34.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a spirit level (b) a tape measure (c) a screwdriver (d) a protractor
  36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) civil
  37. 37.True or false: to use a cracked tool is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) computer
  39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a cloud (c) a mobile phone (d) a mountain
  40. 40.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing

Answer key

  1. designs useful solutions
  2. a volcano
  3. False
  4. stand in a fan breeze
  5. a dam
  6. 8
  7. made by engineers
  8. made by engineers
  9. safety goggles
  10. builds rockets
  11. Plan
  12. read the challenge rules
  13. tracks what is used up
  14. build it with straws
  15. drive in a nail
  16. False
  17. a criterion
  18. True
  19. False
  20. Yes
  21. False
  22. a ceiling fan
  23. 210
  24. Improve
  25. True
  26. 200
  27. a seashell
  28. recorder
  29. 12
  30. designs a flyover
  31. True
  32. No
  33. a limit you must keep to
  34. False
  35. a screwdriver
  36. aerospace
  37. True
  38. aerospace
  39. a mobile phone
  40. good testing

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