Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 167 · 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.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to finish nothing (c) many skills and ideas (d) to argue more
2. 2.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
4. 4.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
5. 5.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.What does the materials manager do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) puts the model together (c) cuts and joins parts (d) keeps the team on track
7. 7.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) builds rockets (c) designs power lines (d) writes app software
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) change only one thing (c) hide a failed test (d) measure the same way
10. 10.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a final test
14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) civil (d) aerospace
15. 15.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) give up
16. 16.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) sunglasses (c) nothing (d) safety goggles
17. 17.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) measure its performance (b) make a prototype (c) make it better, retest (d) build the model
18. 18.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) build it with straws (b) load it with coins (c) sketch three ideas (d) read the challenge rules
19. 19.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) make a prototype (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) make it better, retest (d) measure its performance
20. 20.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Plan
21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Create”? (a) Improve (b) Create
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) fit on a school desk (d) lift a cup of water
23. 23.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) team leader
24. 24.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) safe (b) not safe
25. 25.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a power grid. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) a stranger (c) an adult (d) the youngest child
27. 27.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) tester (d) recorder
31. 31.True or false: to use a cracked tool is not safe. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) wear safety goggles (c) cut towards your hand (d) carry scissors closed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) fit on a school desk (c) use only paper and tape (d) roll at least 2 metres
34. 34.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧪 The first prototype held 290 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 450 g. How many more grams did it hold?
36. 36.What does the tester do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) runs the tests (c) shares out the jobs (d) puts the model together
37. 37.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Imagine
38. 38.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
39. 39.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) all of them (c) one (d) none
40. 40.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) builds a website (c) refines crude oil (d) wires a new building

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