Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 172 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Test
2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) computer
3. 3.🧪 The first prototype held 270 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 280 g. How many more grams did it hold?
4. 4.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a microscope helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 1100 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a solar panel (c) a lift (d) a tunnel
10. 10.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a seashell (c) a water filter (d) a waterfall
12. 12.🤝 A team of 3 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
13. 13.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) see very tiny things (c) talk to someone far away (d) reach a top floor fast
14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a hand drill (b) a protractor (c) a hammer (d) a screwdriver
15. 15.True or false: to tie back long hair is safe. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) keeps data safe online (c) designs bicycle gears (d) plans a power grid
17. 17.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs power lines. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
20. 20.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) computer (d) aerospace
22. 22.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
23. 23.True or false: a civil engineer designs satellites. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to get reliable results (b) to use more paper (c) it looks busy (d) the first is wrong
25. 25.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a spirit level (b) sandpaper (c) a hand drill (d) a spanner
26. 26.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) safe (b) not safe
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) change lots at once (c) repeat each test (d) record every result
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) chemical
29. 29.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) only paints pictures
30. 30.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a final test (c) a kind of glue (d) a goal for success
31. 31.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
33. 33.True or false: a biomedical engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.🤝 A team of 4 shares 24 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
37. 37.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) chemical
39. 39.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Improve

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