Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 301 · 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.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
2. 2.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) a stranger (c) an adult (d) the youngest child
3. 3.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Test
4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) chemical
5. 5.🤝 A team of 4 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
6. 6.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas
7. 7.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) ask who will use it (c) list the materials (d) find the limits
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) use at most 20 straws (c) float for 1 minute (d) use only paper and tape
9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a mountain
10. 10.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Imagine
11. 11.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, only once (c) only for big jobs (d) no, it repeats
13. 13.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) plans a power grid (c) plans a space mission (d) designs factory machines
14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a screwdriver (b) a tape measure (c) a protractor (d) a spanner
15. 15.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe
16. 16.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 32 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a spanner (b) a spirit level (c) pliers (d) sandpaper
18. 18.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to test ideas cheaply (c) to avoid testing (d) to decorate a room
19. 19.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is not safe. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
21. 21.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) a cap (c) nothing (d) safety goggles
22. 22.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧪 The first prototype held 140 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
24. 24.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the tools you use (c) the team names (d) goals a design must meet
25. 25.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) designs satellites (c) refines crude oil (d) designs car engines
26. 26.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Create
27. 27.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
28. 28.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) tester
29. 29.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
30. 30.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
31. 31.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) clear labelled sketches (c) only talking fast (d) no drawings at all
32. 32.🧪 The first prototype held 180 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 360 g. How many more grams did it hold?
33. 33.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹19. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
34. 34.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) builds hospital scanners (c) lays out a highway (d) makes medicines in bulk
35. 35.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) cut a wooden plank (c) grip and bend wire (d) smooth a rough edge
36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Improve
37. 37.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹97. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
38. 38.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) make it better, retest (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) try it out (d) define the problem
39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) computer
40. 40.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork

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