Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 230 · 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.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) builder
2. 2.True or false: a tunnel helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) carry scissors closed (c) tie back long hair (d) clamp wood before sawing
4. 4.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs power lines (c) lays out a highway (d) designs factory machines
5. 5.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 280 g, design B held 180 g and design C held 230 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
6. 6.Which job is a spanner for? (a) measure a long length (b) turn a screw (c) measure an angle (d) tighten a nut
7. 7.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) many skills and ideas (c) to finish nothing (d) to argue more
8. 8.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 190 g, design B held 240 g and design C held 140 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
9. 9.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
10. 10.True or false: to find the limits is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) plans a space mission (c) designs knee implants (d) designs a metro tunnel
12. 12.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.What does the recorder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) keeps the design notes (c) collects the supplies (d) keeps the team on track
14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) sandpaper (b) a protractor (c) a screwdriver (d) a tape measure
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a cloud
16. 16.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) finish in 40 minutes
18. 18.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is not safe. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) cut towards your hand (d) use a cracked tool
20. 20.🤝 A team of 2 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
21. 21.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a protractor (b) a saw (c) a tape measure (d) a spanner
22. 22.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) computer (c) chemical (d) biomedical
24. 24.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a banyan tree (c) a seashell (d) a mountain
28. 28.True or false: to measure its performance is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a road that floods
31. 31.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) an adult (c) the youngest child (d) a stranger
32. 32.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) sketch three ideas
33. 33.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
34. 34.Which need does a train meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) carry many people far (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make water safe to drink
35. 35.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Imagine
37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
38. 38.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) puts the model together (c) runs the tests (d) writes down results
39. 39.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True

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