Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 224 · 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.True or false: to measure an angle, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
4. 4.🤝 A team of 5 shares 20 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
5. 5.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine
7. 7.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make water safe to drink (c) see very tiny things (d) store water for summer
8. 8.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) builds rockets (c) lays out a highway (d) runs a fertiliser plant
9. 9.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) tester (d) recorder
10. 10.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 62 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
11. 11.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to use more paper (b) it looks busy (c) the first is wrong (d) to get reliable results
14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a cloud (d) a bridge
15. 15.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) safe (b) not safe
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a bridge (c) a coral reef (d) a seashell
17. 17.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a satellite (c) a waterfall (d) a ceiling fan
19. 19.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a final test
20. 20.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 46 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs artificial limbs (c) plans a dam (d) designs satellites
22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) pliers (b) sandpaper (c) a spirit level (d) a protractor
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
24. 24.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹68. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
25. 25.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) try it out (b) list the materials (c) ask who will use it (d) brainstorm many ideas
26. 26.Which job is a protractor for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure an angle (c) measure a long length (d) turn a screw
27. 27.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) many skills and ideas (d) to argue more
28. 28.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
29. 29.🤝 A team plans for 30 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
30. 30.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) redesign after testing (d) define the problem
31. 31.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) safe (b) not safe
32. 32.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) strengthen the weak part (c) build it with straws (d) choose and draw one
33. 33.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) check a shelf is level (c) turn a screw (d) measure an angle
35. 35.🧪 The first prototype held 230 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 400 g. How many more grams did it hold?
36. 36.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
39. 39.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a fridge (c) a dam (d) a water filter
40. 40.True or false: a civil engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False

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