Lesson T3.4.2

T3.4.2 Responsibilities of designers and engineers Quiz: KS3 Design & Technology, Unit 3

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the primary legal and moral duty of a product designer?

    • Low cost
    • Fast production
    • User safety
    • Maximum profit

  2. What term describes meeting current needs without harming future generations?

    • Disassembly
    • Obsolescence
    • Recycling
    • Sustainability

  3. What process examines a product's environmental impact from extraction to disposal?

    • Quality control
    • Life cycle assessment
    • Risk analysis
    • Market research

  4. Which principle allows products to be easily taken apart for recycling?

    • Planned obsolescence
    • Batch production
    • Design for disassembly
    • Rapid prototyping

  5. What term describes obtaining materials while respecting workers and the environment?

    • Cheap manufacturing
    • Ethical sourcing
    • Bulk buying
    • Mass production

  6. Why do designers consult intended users during the design process?

    • Slow production
    • Gather feedback
    • Increase costs
    • Reduce safety

  7. What is the term for anything with the potential to cause harm to a person?

    • Hazard
    • Feature
    • Tolerance
    • Specification

  8. What is the practice of deliberately making products wear out quickly called?

    • Quality assurance
    • Planned obsolescence
    • Standardisation
    • Sustained wear

  9. Using toxic lead paint on children's toys violates which key responsibility?

    • Aesthetic appeal
    • Cost efficiency
    • Child safety
    • Production speed

  10. What must a designer do if a prototype fails a safety test?

    • Launch immediately
    • Lower the price
    • Redesign and retest
    • Ignore the result

  11. Which design approach best extends the useful life of school furniture?

    • Durable replaceable parts
    • Brittle lightweight metals
    • Glued permanent joints
    • Single-use plastics

  12. When swapping materials, what should a designer evaluate across the whole life of the product?

    • Environmental impact
    • Packaging size
    • Colour variety
    • Brand logo

  13. Which action demonstrates a designer responding to user needs?

    • Stopping production
    • Modifying prototypes
    • Ignoring complaints
    • Increasing prices

  14. Using timber faster than forests can regrow is an example of what practice?

    • Resource depletion
    • Recycling
    • Ethical sourcing
    • Conservation

  15. What is a major benefit of using recycled plastic instead of scarce mined metals?

    • Increased weight
    • Faster corrosion
    • Higher toxicity
    • Energy conservation

  16. Why might a designer choose a modular design for a product?

    • Lower mass
    • Easy repairs
    • Cheaper parts
    • Faster build

  17. Collecting secret location data breaks which designer responsibility?

    • User privacy
    • Energy saving
    • Product safety
    • Fair pricing

  18. Which key factor helps balance cost against sustainability?

    • Minimal packaging
    • Fast assembly
    • Initial price
    • Whole-life cost

  19. What is an engineer's primary ethical responsibility to the public?

    • Low cost
    • Aesthetic appeal
    • Public safety
    • Rapid design

  20. Why should designers investigate new and emerging technologies?

    • Reduce taxes
    • Lower wages
    • Stop testing
    • Improve products

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