Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 248 · 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: “Ask” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) use the same load (c) hide a failed test (d) record every result
3. 3.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
4. 4.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 290 g, 190 g and 90 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
5. 5.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bridge (c) a volcano (d) a dam
6. 6.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
7. 7.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) pliers (b) a screwdriver (c) a saw (d) a hand drill
8. 8.What does the materials manager do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) keeps the team on track (c) collects the supplies (d) puts the model together
9. 9.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “load it with coins”? (a) load it with coins (b) sketch three ideas
10. 10.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 380 g, 230 g and 290 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) electrical
12. 12.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) recorder (d) materials manager
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) civil
14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs school networks? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) chemical
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) fit on a school desk (d) carry 10 coins
16. 16.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 280 g, 90 g and 170 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
18. 18.🧪 The first prototype held 180 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 200 g. How many more grams did it hold?
19. 19.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
20. 20.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.What does the tester do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) collects the supplies (c) keeps the design notes (d) checks the goals are met
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) computer
23. 23.🧪 The first prototype held 120 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 290 g. How many more grams did it hold?
24. 24.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) make it better, retest (b) pick the build order (c) find the limits (d) try it out
26. 26.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 400 g, 340 g and 280 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
27. 27.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) buys every material (c) builds at once (d) understands the problem
28. 28.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) make a prototype (b) build the model (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) think of wild ideas
29. 29.True or false: to turn a screw, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) tester (d) recorder
31. 31.🤝 A team of 2 shares 4 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 7 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
32. 32.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹71. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
33. 33.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a space mission. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Create
35. 35.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
36. 36.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which job is a hammer for? (a) drive in a nail (b) cut a wooden plank (c) check a shelf is level (d) smooth a rough edge
38. 38.🤝 A team of 3 shares 9 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
39. 39.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) carry many people far
40. 40.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions

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