Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 261 · 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.What does the materials manager do? (a) runs the tests (b) writes down results (c) keeps the design notes (d) collects the supplies
2. 2.Which need does a dam meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) store water for summer (c) cross a wide river (d) see very tiny things
3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) materials manager
4. 4.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) pick the build order (b) ask who will use it (c) redesign after testing (d) build the model
5. 5.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹23. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
6. 6.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 260 g, design B held 160 g and design C held 210 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
7. 7.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) try it out (b) dream up possible fixes (c) list the materials (d) define the problem
8. 8.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
9. 9.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: to change only one thing is good testing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which job is pliers for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) check a shelf is level (c) grip and bend wire (d) turn a screw
12. 12.True or false: to wear safety goggles is safe. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: to check it against goals is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
16. 16.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
17. 17.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a cloud (c) a seashell (d) a banyan tree
18. 18.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 330 g, design B held 280 g and design C held 380 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a banyan tree (c) a water filter (d) a river
20. 20.True or false: to turn a screw, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) clear labelled sketches (c) secret notes (d) no drawings at all
22. 22.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 200 g, design B held 300 g and design C held 250 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
23. 23.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) skip writing results (c) use the same load (d) guess, do not measure
25. 25.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) lays out a highway (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) designs school networks
26. 26.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Plan”? (a) Imagine (b) Plan
27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Test
28. 28.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
31. 31.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
32. 32.🧪 The first prototype held 250 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 440 g. How many more grams did it hold?
33. 33.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) many skills and ideas (c) to finish nothing (d) to argue more
34. 34.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Create
35. 35.True or false: a telephone helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a hammer (b) a saw (c) a tape measure (d) a spirit level
37. 37.What does the team leader do? (a) runs the tests (b) checks the goals are met (c) keeps the team on track (d) cuts and joins parts
38. 38.🤝 A team plans for 25 minutes, builds for 20 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
39. 39.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) tester (d) materials manager
40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) chemical

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