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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 997 · 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.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Ask
  3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Test (d) Improve
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a lift (c) a bicycle (d) a coral reef
  5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) chemical (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) civil
  6. 6.True or false: to check it against goals is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) refines crude oil (c) designs car engines (d) designs knee implants
  8. 8.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹25. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  9. 9.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make water safe to drink (c) go through a mountain (d) reach a top floor fast
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a tunnel (d) a fridge
  11. 11.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  12. 12.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
  14. 14.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  15. 15.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) goals a design must meet (c) the limits on money (d) the team names
  16. 16.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
  18. 18.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) measure its performance (c) list the materials (d) fix the weak part
  19. 19.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Test
  20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a hammer (b) a protractor (c) a screwdriver (d) a spirit level
  21. 21.🤝 A team plans for 15 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) repeat each test (c) use a new load each time (d) measure the same way
  23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
  24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Plan
  25. 25.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Create”? (a) Ask (b) Create
  27. 27.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a rainbow (c) a bridge (d) a railway track
  29. 29.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
  30. 30.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) load it with coins (b) choose and draw one (c) build it with straws (d) read the challenge rules
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a seashell (c) a cloud (d) a ceiling fan
  32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) recorder (d) tester
  33. 33.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) make it better, retest (b) list the materials (c) define the problem (d) make a prototype
  34. 34.🤝 A team plans for 30 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  35. 35.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) cut a wooden plank (c) drive in a nail (d) smooth a rough edge
  36. 36.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  38. 38.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Test
  39. 39.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  40. 40.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Improve
  3. Improve
  4. a coral reef
  5. biomedical
  6. True
  7. refines crude oil
  8. 10
  9. make water safe to drink
  10. a bridge
  11. a constraint
  12. True
  13. a limit you must keep to
  14. good testing
  15. goals a design must meet
  16. False
  17. a road that floods
  18. fix the weak part
  19. Plan
  20. a screwdriver
  21. 95
  22. use a new load each time
  23. biomedical
  24. Plan
  25. False
  26. Ask
  27. True
  28. a rainbow
  29. Ask
  30. choose and draw one
  31. a ceiling fan
  32. builder
  33. make a prototype
  34. 65
  35. check a shelf is level
  36. True
  37. good teamwork
  38. Ask
  39. a constraint
  40. True

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