Design and Make: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Year 2 Primary School Students

Question 1

When designing something new, why is it helpful to ask others for their thoughts?

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To gather fresh ideas and enhance your design.

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To ensure your design is flawless.

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To showcase your design abilities.

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To prevent errors.

Question 2

How can design help us protect our planet?

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Using old things to make new things

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Drawing a picture of a forest

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Throwing away old toys

Question 3

You've designed a box to store your toys. Which of these would help you check if it's useful?

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Seeing if your toys fit inside the box.

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Checking if the box matches the color of your room.

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Testing if the box can hold many heavy books.

Question 4

When designing something, what are the steps you should take in order?

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Sketch your idea, build it, test it, then share it.

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Make it without planning or testing.

Question 5

Why is it important to gather feedback from people who will use your product when designing it?

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To create a product that meets their needs.

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To ensure it functions correctly.

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To make it visually appealing.

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To increase its selling price.

Question 6

Designers do research to make better decisions about their work. How can a designer do research?

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Asking people what they think

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Looking at what other designers have made

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Trying out different materials and techniques

Question 7

How can culture affect the way products and spaces are designed?

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Culture can affect the materials, colors, and patterns used in design

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Culture has no effect on design

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Culture only affects the design of traditional objects, not modern products

Question 8

When designing a recycling box to make it easier for people to recycle their trash, what's a key feature to include?

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Clear instructions

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Strong material

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Fun picture

Question 9

Designers use user research to better understand different needs and preferences. What is the main reason for this?

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To understand the challenges and needs of different users

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To make products as cheap as possible

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To make products that look visually appealing

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To design products that are trendy and fashionable

Question 10

Have you ever noticed something that was designed in a clever way that made your life easier or better?

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My favorite toy has a special handle that makes it easy to hold.

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My grandma has a special chair with wheels that helps her move around more easily.

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My school building is very tall.

Question 11

Why is it essential to test and improve our design ideas multiple times?

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To make our designs the best they can be by finding and fixing any issues.

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To save time by avoiding unnecessary work.

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To ensure our designs are unique.

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To make our designs visually appealing.

Question 12

When comparing two playground designs, which of these factors should you consider to decide which one is better?

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How well they meet the needs of users and encourage active play

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How visually appealing they are

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Their cost and ease of construction

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Which one your friends prefer

Question 13

Which of these ideas makes our designs more eco-friendly?

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Using recycled materials

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Using natural materials

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Using lots of plastic and glitter

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Designing things that are easy to break

Question 14

When designers create new things, what's an important thing they should think about?

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Using materials that don't hurt the planet

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Making things only rich people can buy

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Designing things that look nice but don't work well

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Using materials and ways of making things that hurt workers in other countries

Question 15

When designing a new toy car, what should you think about the most?

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How well it works

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How fast it can go

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How it looks

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How much it costs to make

Question 16

Why is it important for designers to ask people to try out their designs?

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To find out if their designs work well and how they can be improved

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To make their designs look nice

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To show off their designs to their friends

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To win awards for the best designs

Question 17

When working together on a design project, how can we make sure that everyone's ideas are shared and considered?

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We take turns sharing ideas, listening, and asking questions.

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Only the leader shares their ideas.

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Everyone talks at once.

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We write down all the ideas and vote on the best one.

Question 18

Imagine a famous chair, like the one you see in the picture. What can it tell us about the time it was made?

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It was made using the tools and materials that were available then.

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It was made to match other furniture styles that were popular then.

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It was made to be comfortable and useful for people to use.

Question 19

When we are trying to make our designs better, what kind of feedback is most helpful?

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Feedback that explains how our design could be improved.

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Feedback that tells us if our design is good or bad.

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Feedback that tells us what materials to use.

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Feedback that tells us how to make our design look pretty.

Question 20

When choosing materials for a design project, which of these should you think about to help protect the environment?

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Whether the materials can be replaced naturally

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How much the materials cost

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How easy the materials are to find

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How nice the materials look

Question 21

How can design make a difference in the world?

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Design can help solve problems and meet people's needs.

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Design is only about making things look nice.

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Designers don't have to make the world a better place.

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Design is only for grown-ups.

Question 22

When we design something, why is it important to test it and make changes as we go?

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To check if it works as expected

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To make it look more attractive

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To use up all the materials we have

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To keep ourselves busy

Question 23

When designing a toy for young children, what should be your top priority?

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Ensuring the toy's safety for children

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Making the toy visually appealing

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Choosing eco-friendly materials

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Keeping the toy affordable

Question 24

How can designers make their products more environmentally friendly?

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Use recycled or natural materials.

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Make products that last a long time.

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Use bright colors.

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Use materials that are not easily recycled.

Question 25

When designing a new product, what's the most important thing to remember?

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Meeting the needs of the people who will use it

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Making it look nice

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Using the best materials

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Creating something unique

Question 26

Which building materials are best for creating a strong and sturdy house?

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Strong wood

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Hard metal

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Soft clay

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Clear glass

Question 27

Your boat keeps sinking. What should you do next?

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Find out why the boat is sinking and make changes to the design.

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Start over with a new boat.

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Use a different material to build the boat.

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Give up on building boats.

Question 28

You designed a new playground, but some children said it was too hard. How could you use their feedback to make it better?

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Make the playground easier by removing some challenging obstacles.

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Ignore the feedback and keep the design the same.

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Add new obstacles to make the playground more challenging.

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Completely change the design of the playground.

Question 29

Designers often use surprising materials to create unique designs. Which of these is an example of a design that uses an unexpected material?

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A chair made from old newspapers

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A dress made from recycled plastic bags

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A painting made only with blue paint

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A sculpture made from wood

Question 30

What is the name of the person who creates designs?

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Designer

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Engineer

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Artist

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Builder

Question 31

What is the goal of an innovation?

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To make something new and better

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To just copy what others have done

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To make something pretty

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To follow all the rules

Question 32

Which of these materials is **not** good for making a model?

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Glass

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Cardboard

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Glue

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Paper

Question 33

What is the most important thing to think about when designing something?

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How well it works

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How it looks

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How it's made

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How much it costs

Question 34

Which of these is an example of innovative design?

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A new kind of chair

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A painting of a landscape

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A copy of an old product

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A statue

Question 35

What is the very first step in the design process?

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Finding a problem

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Building a model

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Testing and improving

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Making it look nice

Question 36

Which of these is **not** something to think about when judging a design?

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How old it is

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How well it works

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How it looks

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How much it costs

Question 37

What is the reason for making changes to a design?

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To make it work better

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To make it more creative

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To make it more new

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To make it more expensive

Question 38

What's the first step when designing something?

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Thinking about what you want to make and why

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Drawing what you want to make

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Building it straight away

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Testing different ideas

Question 39

Which of these isn't used in design?

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Sounds

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Colours

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Lines

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Shapes

Question 40

What do you call a simple drawing that shows the shape of something?

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A sketch

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A blueprint

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A diagram

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A model

Question 41

Why do we make a basic version of something before the final one?

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To test our ideas and make it better

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To have something to show off

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To save time

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To get feedback from others

Question 42

Why is it useful to get other people's thoughts on your design?

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To make it better

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To show off how clever you are

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To get praise

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To avoid making mistakes

Question 43

What's the most important thing to keep in mind when designing something?

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Solving a problem or making something useful

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Making it look pretty

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Following the rules

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Using the most expensive materials

Question 44

What is the first thing you need to do when using the 'Crazy 8s' sketching technique?

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Fold a piece of paper into 8 sections

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Draw 8 different design ideas in each section

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Write a description under each idea

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Choose the best idea and develop it

Question 45

What is the reason for drawing pictures in design?

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To try out different ideas

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To make a perfect plan

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To show off a finished product

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To judge a design

Question 46

Who is a famous inventor known for their creative designs?

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Thomas Edison

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Albert Einstein

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Marie Curie

Question 47

What is the main difference between design and innovation?

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Innovation is a new idea, while design is an improvement of an existing idea

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Design is about making things look nice, while innovation is about making things work well

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Design is about art, while innovation is about science

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There is no difference between design and innovation

Question 48

Which of the following is a good example of a well-designed product?

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A chair that is comfortable to sit in

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A cup with a handle that is too small to hold

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A toy that breaks easily

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A lamp that gives off very little light

Question 49

Which of these is NOT a step in the design process?

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Write a story

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Identify the problem

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Create a prototype

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Test and evaluate

Question 50

What is the purpose of building a prototype?

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To test your design

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To create the final product

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To draw your design

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To gather feedback

Question 51

What is the difference between design and innovation?

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Design is about making something new, and innovation is about improving something that already exists

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Innovation is about making something new, and design is about improving something that already exists

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Design and innovation are the same thing

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There is no difference between design and innovation

Question 52

Who can be a designer?

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Anyone who likes to be creative

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Only people who know a lot about art

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Only people who have gone to design school

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Only famous artists

Question 53

Why is feedback important in design?

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To make your design better

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To show off your design

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To prove how clever you are

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To make your teacher happy

Question 54

When designing something, what should be most important to you?

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How people will use it

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How much it costs

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How it looks

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What is trendy

Question 55

Which of the following is **not** a step in the design process?

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Having a snack

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Finding a problem to solve

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Making a model to test your design

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Testing and improving your design

Question 56

What is the purpose of making a model or prototype?

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To help you test and improve your design

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To make the final product

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To show off your design to others

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To have something to play with

Question 57

What does it mean to be innovative?

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Coming up with new and different ideas

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Copying other people's ideas

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Doing things the same way they've always been done

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Breaking the rules

Question 58

What's the difference between a need and a want?

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A need is something you have to have, while a want is something you'd like to have.

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A want is something you have to have, while a need is something you'd like to have.

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There's no difference between a need and a want.

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A need is something you can live without, while a want is something you can't live without.

Question 59

What's the best way to test a design idea?

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Make a model and try it out.

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Show it to your friends and family.

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Read about it in a book.

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Watch a video about it.

Question 60

When designing a product, what should you think about the most?

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The people who will use it

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How much it will cost

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What materials to use

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How it looks

Question 61

What's the difference between a designer and an engineer?

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Designers make things look good, while engineers make things work well.

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Engineers make things look good, while designers make things work well.

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Designers and engineers do exactly the same thing.

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Engineers are more important than designers.

Question 62

You're designing a new toy car. It looks great in red, but it doesn't roll well. Is this a good design?

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No, because it doesn't roll well

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Yes, because it looks great!

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I don't know

Question 63

In the design process, what do we do first?

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Look for information

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Draw a picture

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Build a model

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Test ideas

Question 64

Which is NOT an important rule for designing something?

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Make it look messy

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Make it balanced

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Give it a clear focus

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Make it look exactly the same on both sides