Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 165 · 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.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Test
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a banyan tree (d) a bicycle
3. 3.True or false: to make a prototype is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
5. 5.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹115. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Imagine
7. 7.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) keeps the team on track (c) collects the supplies (d) writes down results
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) hold up 500 g (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) use only paper and tape
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) change lots at once (c) hide a failed test (d) use a new load each time
10. 10.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) tester (d) recorder
11. 11.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a banyan tree (c) a mountain (d) a seashell
14. 14.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Plan
15. 15.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) carry scissors closed (c) play near a moving drill (d) run while holding tools
18. 18.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
19. 19.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) plans a dam (c) makes medicines in bulk (d) designs power lines
20. 20.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Create
21. 21.True or false: a bridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
23. 23.True or false: to put tools back after use is not safe. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) dream up possible fixes (b) ask who will use it (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) make it better, retest
25. 25.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
26. 26.True or false: an electrical engineer designs electric motors. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) sketch three ideas (c) read the challenge rules (d) build it with straws
28. 28.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
29. 29.Which job is a spanner for? (a) drive in a nail (b) grip and bend wire (c) tighten a nut (d) smooth a rough edge
30. 30.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) not safe (b) safe
31. 31.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) carry 10 coins (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) fit on a school desk
33. 33.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) cuts and joins parts (c) keeps the team on track (d) tracks what is used up
35. 35.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 600 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
38. 38.True or false: a water filter helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.What does the tester do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) collects the supplies (c) shares out the jobs (d) runs the tests
40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) tester (d) materials manager

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