Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 316 · 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.🤝 A team of 2 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
2. 2.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a power grid. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤝 A team of 3 shares 9 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
4. 4.Which job is a protractor for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) tighten a nut (c) measure an angle (d) drive in a nail
5. 5.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
6. 6.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 300 g, 210 g and 360 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) put tools back after use (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) cut towards your hand
8. 8.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) the youngest child (c) an adult (d) a stranger
9. 9.True or false: to laugh at ideas is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Plan
11. 11.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) tighten a nut (b) grip and bend wire (c) check a shelf is level (d) make a hole in wood
12. 12.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) goals a design must meet (c) the limits on money (d) the team names
13. 13.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use sandpaper. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
17. 17.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) safe (b) not safe
18. 18.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹39. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
19. 19.🤝 A team of 3 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
20. 20.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) smooth a rough edge (c) grip and bend wire (d) drive in a nail
21. 21.Which need does a train meet? (a) store water for summer (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) talk to someone far away
22. 22.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) collects the supplies (c) writes down results (d) keeps the design notes
23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Create”? (a) Improve (b) Create
24. 24.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) clear labelled sketches (c) secret notes (d) no drawings at all
25. 25.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a protractor (b) a hammer (c) a tape measure (d) pliers
26. 26.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
27. 27.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) cut a wooden plank (c) turn a screw (d) tighten a nut
28. 28.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a tape measure (b) sandpaper (c) a protractor (d) a spirit level
29. 29.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
30. 30.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
31. 31.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) builder (d) materials manager
32. 32.True or false: an aerospace engineer refines crude oil. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.What does the team leader do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) keeps the design notes (c) keeps the team on track (d) runs the tests
35. 35.True or false: a computer engineer designs school networks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) civil
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
38. 38.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
39. 39.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) designs school networks (c) designs satellites (d) designs a gearbox
40. 40.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False

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