Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 176 · 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 help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
2. 2.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 400 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 190 g, 140 g and 180 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
4. 4.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a satellite (c) a river (d) a rainbow
6. 6.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) what is for lunch? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) how can we build it?
7. 7.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) plans a dam (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) designs knee implants
9. 9.True or false: to blame others for faults is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 40 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
11. 11.What does the tester do? (a) collects the supplies (b) shares out the jobs (c) keeps the design notes (d) checks the goals are met
12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a bridge (c) a banyan tree (d) a waterfall
13. 13.Which job is a saw for? (a) drive in a nail (b) measure an angle (c) cut a wooden plank (d) measure a long length
14. 14.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
15. 15.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a protractor (b) a spirit level (c) a hammer (d) a tape measure
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
18. 18.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
19. 19.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) see very tiny things (c) talk to someone far away (d) go through a mountain
20. 20.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to decorate a room (c) to avoid testing (d) to sell them at once
21. 21.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Ask
22. 22.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
24. 24.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) puts the model together (c) collects the supplies (d) writes down results
25. 25.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
26. 26.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 230 g, design B held 330 g and design C held 280 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
27. 27.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 280 g, 100 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
28. 28.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) measure its performance (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) ask who will use it (d) make a prototype
29. 29.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
30. 30.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Ask
32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
33. 33.True or false: to own up to a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a lift (d) a train
36. 36.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) cooking (c) music (d) dance
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) use at most 20 straws
38. 38.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
40. 40.🤝 A team of 5 shares 25 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 7 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?

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