Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 300 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) skip writing results (c) change lots at once (d) use a new load each time
2. 2.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
4. 4.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 102 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) computer (d) electrical
6. 6.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) pick the build order (c) build the model (d) define the problem
9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) civil
10. 10.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Plan
12. 12.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
13. 13.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) builder (b) tester (c) recorder (d) materials manager
14. 14.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) give up (d) Imagine
15. 15.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) designs hearing aids (c) designs electric motors (d) designs a metro tunnel
17. 17.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 270 g, 150 g and 180 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
18. 18.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) recorder
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) civil
21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Create
22. 22.🤝 A team of 3 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) roll at least 2 metres
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) hold up 500 g
25. 25.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “choose and draw one”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) load it with coins (c) build it with straws (d) strengthen the weak part
26. 26.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
30. 30.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
31. 31.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) lays out a highway (c) designs a paint factory (d) plans a dam
33. 33.True or false: a civil engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) read the challenge rules (b) choose and draw one (c) build it with straws (d) strengthen the weak part
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
36. 36.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a solar panel (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
37. 37.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs power lines (c) designs car engines (d) refines crude oil
38. 38.What does the materials manager do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) checks the goals are met (c) runs the tests (d) writes down results
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) tie back long hair (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) clamp wood before sawing
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Imagine”? (a) Create (b) Imagine

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