Engineering Worksheet: Final Test

Engineering lesson 24: Final engineering test · Set 133 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Find the topic, use the idea): Find the topic: design process, force, machine, lever, structure, material, bridge or scale. Use that lesson’s rule — what is in the middle, load × distance = effort × distance, work = force × distance, real = drawing × scale. Write the calculation before you answer.

1. 1.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) what is for lunch? (c) how can we build it? (d) who won the match?
2. 2.True or false: a fixed pulley needs effort = load. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) builder (d) team leader
4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
5. 5.True or false: leaving out steel bars makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ A seesaw balances. Zoya (? N) sits 1 m from the pivot on one side; Meena (100 N) sits 1 m from the pivot on the other side. What is the missing weight in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a chisel (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
8. 8.💪 Which can a force NOT do? (a) start it moving (b) change its shape (c) change its colour (d) stop it moving
9. 9.⚖️ A seesaw balances. Zoya (240 N) sits 3 m from the pivot on one side; Kabir (360 N) sits ? m from the pivot on the other side. What is the missing distance in metres?
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) computer (d) civil
11. 11.🪝 A wheel and axle is a big wheel fixed to … (a) a flat ramp (b) a smaller rod (axle) (c) a loose rope (d) a sharp wedge
12. 12.True or false: making brittle joints makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one only changes direction? (a) a movable pulley (b) a fixed pulley
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
16. 16.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📐 A beam is 760 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
18. 18.⚖️ Turning effect = force × … (a) distance from fulcrum (b) colour of bar (c) time taken (d) mass of fulcrum
19. 19.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they are cheap (b) they stop shaking (c) they look nice (d) they bend, not break
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
21. 21.🧱 Is aluminium an electrical conductor or an insulator? (a) an insulator (b) a conductor
22. 22.True or false: to skip writing results is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) graphite (b) steel (c) clay pottery (d) iron
24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) computer (d) civil
25. 25.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is not safe. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) tie back long hair (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) use a cracked tool
27. 27.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) read the challenge rules
28. 28.💪 Is pushing a trolley a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
29. 29.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
30. 30.🏋️ A force of 50 N did 100 J of work. How many metres did the object move?
31. 31.⚖️ Going along a lever from one end to the other, the order is: fulcrum, effort, load. Which class of lever is it? (a) class 2 (b) class 3 (c) class 1
32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
33. 33.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) build it with straws
34. 34.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which material is best for the bars inside concrete? (a) rubber (b) plastic (c) glass (d) steel
36. 36.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
38. 38.🏋️ A smooth ramp is 5 m long and rises 1 m. What effort pushes a 2000 N box up it, in newtons? (ideal ramp, no friction)
39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) mechanical (b) computer (c) electrical (d) aerospace
40. 40.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 290 g, design B held 240 g and design C held 340 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C

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