Practice Nª1

Name: Juan Samudio Group:12L701

Problem solving (2)

Reading

2: read the textbook excerpt the, choose the correct answers.

2.1: what is the main idea of the article?

A) The types of design

B) Why the procedure will be iterative

C) How engineers follow problem-solving procedure

D) A comparison of problem solving methods

2.2: Which of the following is NOT one of the five problem-solving steps?

A) Analysis C) solution

B) Application D) attack

2.3: why are interactions performed?

A) To arrive at an efficient, reliable solution

B) To prevent the solution from being too vague

C) To focus on using the original data

D) To define the problem being addressed

Vocabulary

3. Match the words or phrases (1-8) with the definition (a-h).

1. D Procedure 5. G Problem identification

2. A Solution 6. E Analysis

3. B Application 7. F Problem solving

4. H Iterative 8. c Synthesis
A) The final step in problem solving when an answer to the problem is found

B) The third step in problem solving when a model is created

C) An approach or a plan for resolving a problem

D) A set of steps to identify and solve a problem

E) The second step in problem solving when separate ideas are brought together

F) The fourth step in problem solving

G) The first stage in problem solving when the problem is selected

H) Must be performed again because of new information

4. Read the sentence pairs. Choose which word best fits each blank.

4.1: Synthesis / attack

A) The attack was careful and methodical.

B) The synthesis brought together ideas about voltage and wire length.

4.2: Approach / Iteration

A) The engineers’ approach was careful and methodical.

B) The first iteration was unsuccessful.

5. Listen and read the textbook excerpt again. Why would an engineer perform an
iteration after finding a solution?

to check that the solution is correct

 Scientific method

Reading

2. Read the webpage. Then, choose the correct answers,

2.1 What is the purpose of the webpage?

A) To illustrate how product users can apply the scientific method

B) To describe a company's problem-solving process

C) To explain the challenges of experimenting on computer products

D) To show how testing prototypes slows production

2.2 What part of an experiment does a prototype test?

A) An observation

B) An evaluation

C) A conclusion

D) A hypothesis

2.3 Which of the following is NOT part of the company's engineering process?

A) Altering a control group

B) Making an observation

C) Studying a problem

D) Testing a variable

Vocabulary

3. Match the words (1-7) with the definitions (a-g).

1 B control group 5 G independent variable

2 A testable 6 E scientific method

3 C conclusion 7 F experimental group

4 D hypothesis
A) A system that tests ideas through experimentation

B) Part of an experiment that tests the effect of an altered variable

C) A determination or decision made after an experiment

D) An idea that explains something that has not been tested

E) Able to be proven or disproven through an experiment

F) The factor that changes between groups in an experiment

G) Part of an experiment that does not have an altered variable

4. Read the sentence pairs. Choose which word best fits each blank

4.1: Observation / Evaluation

A) After the procedure, the professor made an observation

B) After careful study, the engineer formed his evaluation of the chip’s performance.

4.2: Problem / Experiment

A) The team developed a(n) problem to test the hypothesis

B) The hypothesis seeks to explain a(n) experiment

4.3: Prototype / Result

A) At the end of the experiment, the engineer reported a surprising result

B) The engineer was disappointed when the prototype failed to function.

5. listen and read the webpage again. What do you need in order to test a hypothesis?

To test a hypothesis is to create an experiment.

 Design method7

Reading

2. Read the email. Then, choose the correct answers.

2.1What is the purpose of the email?

A) to review the results of a feasibility study

B) to identify additional criteria for a design

C) to outline the design steps for an upcoming project

D) to request help constructing models

2.2What part of the design process is a sketch?

A) Preliminary design C) Feasibility study

B) Detailed design D) functional models

2.3When are detailed designs created?

A) Before identifying the problem

B) After creating models

C) Before conducting a feasibility study

D) After making sketches

Vocabulary

3. Match the words (1-8) with thee definitions (a-h)

1. F revise

2. E construct

3. B sketch

4. D constraint

5. G detailed design

6. H feasibility study

7. A criteria

8. C preliminary design

A) Standards or requirements
B) A rough drawing

C) An initial design

D) A restricting condition

E) To build something

F) To make changes to something based on feedback

G) An in-depth version of a design

H) A research process that determines whether or not a design will work

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases from the word bank.

Identify, assemble, narrow dawn, verify

4.1 Before any work can begin engineers must identify the design criteria

4.2 Sometimes, it's necessary to verify many options to just a few good

4.3 To put the parts of something together is to assemble a.

4.4 The engineers will test the prototype one last time to narrow down that it work

5 Listen and read the email again. What are the basic steps in the design process?

Specify the project, its vision, style and details. Summarize what was previously agreed in a
document.