Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 142 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Find the topic, use the idea): Find the topic: invention, branch, design step, limit or goal, testing, teamwork or tools. Use that lesson’s rule — the design process order is ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve. For number questions, write the calculation before you answer.

1. 1.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) any child alone
5. 5.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 86 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
6. 6.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: to check it against goals is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹135. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
9. 9.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a chemical engineer designs school networks. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) mechanical
12. 12.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
13. 13.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Imagine
14. 14.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) only on Sundays (c) no, it repeats (d) yes, only once
15. 15.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Ask
17. 17.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to argue more (c) to finish nothing (d) to work alone
19. 19.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
20. 20.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a road that floods (d) a boring story
21. 21.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 96 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
22. 22.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use sandpaper. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Plan
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) run while holding tools (c) tie back long hair (d) wear safety goggles
25. 25.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 190 g, 130 g and 160 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
26. 26.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 190 g, design B held 240 g and design C held 140 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
28. 28.True or false: to cut towards your hand is safe. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
30. 30.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a bridge
31. 31.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a dam (c) a train (d) a bridge
32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a railway track (c) a river (d) a mountain
33. 33.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a satellite (c) a coral reef (d) a lift
34. 34.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) buys every material (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
35. 35.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) music (c) dance (d) science
36. 36.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to avoid testing (b) to sell them at once (c) to test ideas cheaply (d) to decorate a room
37. 37.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
38. 38.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
40. 40.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True

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