Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 173 · 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.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
3. 3.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 66 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 330 g, 150 g and 240 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
5. 5.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to avoid testing (c) to decorate a room (d) to test ideas cheaply
6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
7. 7.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) not safe (b) safe
8. 8.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
9. 9.True or false: an electrical engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧪 The first prototype held 90 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 290 g. How many more grams did it hold?
11. 11.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a fridge
12. 12.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
13. 13.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹49. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Plan
15. 15.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use a hand drill. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Improve
17. 17.True or false: to check it against goals is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: an electrical engineer designs car engines. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) any child alone (c) a stranger (d) an adult
21. 21.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) civil
23. 23.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) team leader
24. 24.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a space mission? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) chemical
26. 26.True or false: to measure a long length, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Test (d) Improve
28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine
29. 29.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) puts the model together (c) tracks what is used up (d) checks the goals are met
32. 32.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) build the model (b) think of wild ideas (c) define the problem (d) make a prototype
33. 33.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the tools you use (c) the limits on money (d) the team names
34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a dam (c) a mountain (d) a railway track
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) chemical
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) electrical
37. 37.🤝 A team of 5 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
38. 38.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) make water safe to drink
39. 39.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
40. 40.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to finish nothing (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas

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