Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 278 · 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 “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
2. 2.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: to cut away from your body is safe. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a tunnel
5. 5.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) biomedical
7. 7.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
8. 8.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹119. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
9. 9.True or false: to measure a long length, use a hammer. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) chemical
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) repeat each test (c) record every result (d) measure the same way
12. 12.🧪 The first prototype held 240 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 440 g. How many more grams did it hold?
13. 13.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) secret notes (c) clear labelled sketches (d) no drawings at all
14. 14.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 950 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 270 g, design B held 220 g and design C held 170 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
18. 18.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a computer engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) build it with straws (b) strengthen the weak part (c) read the challenge rules (d) load it with coins
21. 21.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) recorder (d) team leader
22. 22.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) designs knee implants (c) designs bicycle gears (d) builds a website
23. 23.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 450 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) test it only once (c) use the same load (d) change only one thing
25. 25.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a dam (c) a mountain (d) a water filter
26. 26.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) give up (c) Ask (d) Improve
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) aerospace
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) repeat each test (c) use a new load each time (d) measure the same way
30. 30.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) cut away from your body (c) cut towards your hand (d) tie back long hair
33. 33.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) checks the goals are met (c) tracks what is used up (d) writes down results
34. 34.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine
36. 36.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) runs a fertiliser plant (b) designs car engines (c) designs factory machines (d) keeps data safe online
37. 37.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) plans a space mission (c) wires a new building (d) designs aeroplane wings
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) computer (d) electrical
39. 39.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 250 g, 190 g and 250 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
40. 40.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True

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