Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 307 · 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.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) mechanical
3. 3.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to finish nothing (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
5. 5.🧪 The first prototype held 210 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 360 g. How many more grams did it hold?
6. 6.True or false: a chemical engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) builder
10. 10.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 44 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a waterfall (c) a water filter (d) a mountain
12. 12.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) listen and ask why (c) walk away (d) ignore it
13. 13.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a power grid. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
15. 15.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure an angle (c) smooth a rough edge (d) check a shelf is level
16. 16.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
17. 17.Which job is a saw for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) cut a wooden plank (c) tighten a nut (d) grip and bend wire
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) use only paper and tape (d) keep ice for 1 hour
19. 19.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
21. 21.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) sandpaper (b) a screwdriver (c) a tape measure (d) a spirit level
23. 23.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) load it with coins
24. 24.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) an adult (c) the youngest child (d) a stranger
25. 25.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) fix the weak part (b) build the model (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) list the materials
26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Improve
27. 27.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a dam (c) a railway track (d) a banyan tree
29. 29.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the tools you use (c) the limits on money (d) goals a design must meet
31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs school networks? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
32. 32.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
33. 33.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a train
34. 34.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) talk to someone far away (d) see very tiny things
35. 35.🤝 A team plans for 35 minutes, builds for 20 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
36. 36.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Ask
38. 38.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Improve
39. 39.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹40. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
40. 40.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to use more paper (b) it looks busy (c) the first is wrong (d) to get reliable results

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