Problem Solving
Problem Solving
Problem Solving
Reading
2.2: Which of the following is NOT one of the five problem-solving steps?
A) Analysis C) solution
B) Application D) attack
Vocabulary
2. A Solution 6. E Analysis
4. H Iterative 8. c Synthesis
A) The final step in problem solving when an answer to the problem is found
E) The second step in problem solving when separate ideas are brought together
4. Read the sentence pairs. Choose which word best fits each blank.
B) The synthesis brought together ideas about voltage and wire length.
5. Listen and read the textbook excerpt again. Why would an engineer perform an
iteration after finding a solution?
Reading
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?
B) Making an observation
C) Studying a problem
D) Testing a variable
Vocabulary
4 D hypothesis
A) A system that tests ideas through experimentation
4. Read the sentence pairs. Choose which word best fits each blank
B) After careful study, the engineer formed his evaluation of the chip’s performance.
5. listen and read the webpage again. What do you need in order to test a hypothesis?
Reading
Vocabulary
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
4. Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases from the word bank.
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
4.4 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.