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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 999 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a lift (c) a rainbow (d) a satellite
  2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Create
  3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Ask
  4. 4.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
  5. 5.🤝 A team of 2 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  6. 6.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) strengthen the weak part (c) read the challenge rules (d) choose and draw one
  7. 7.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) find the limits (b) fix the weak part (c) think of wild ideas (d) list the materials
  8. 8.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) cuts and joins parts (c) runs the tests (d) collects the supplies
  9. 9.True or false: an aerospace engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs satellites. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Improve
  12. 12.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 78 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.True or false: a train helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a railway track (c) a lift (d) a bicycle
  17. 17.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 10 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  19. 19.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
  20. 20.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) designs knee implants (d) writes app software
  21. 21.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to avoid testing (b) to sell them at once (c) to test ideas cheaply (d) to decorate a room
  22. 22.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
  23. 23.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) builder (d) team leader
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) lift a cup of water (d) float for 1 minute
  25. 25.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) safety goggles (b) a cap (c) nothing (d) sunglasses
  27. 27.True or false: an electrical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 300 g, design B held 250 g and design C held 350 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
  29. 29.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Create
  30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) electrical (d) biomedical
  31. 31.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) tighten a nut (b) smooth a rough edge (c) turn a screw (d) measure a long length
  32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) civil
  33. 33.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Ask
  34. 34.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  36. 36.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) dream up possible fixes (b) make a prototype (c) fix the weak part (d) try it out
  37. 37.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) turn a screw (b) measure an angle (c) drive in a nail (d) check a shelf is level
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) civil (d) biomedical
  39. 39.True or false: a civil engineer designs a gearbox. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a rainbow
  2. Imagine
  3. Ask
  4. how can we build it?
  5. 12
  6. read the challenge rules
  7. list the materials
  8. runs the tests
  9. False
  10. True
  11. Improve
  12. True
  13. Yes
  14. False
  15. No
  16. a seashell
  17. True
  18. 45
  19. Ask
  20. designs knee implants
  21. to test ideas cheaply
  22. safe
  23. team leader
  24. spend at most ₹100
  25. True
  26. safety goggles
  27. False
  28. design B
  29. Improve
  30. biomedical
  31. turn a screw
  32. civil
  33. Ask
  34. True
  35. made by engineers
  36. make a prototype
  37. check a shelf is level
  38. biomedical
  39. False
  40. False

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