Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 323 · 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 tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a hammer (b) a screwdriver (c) pliers (d) a hand drill
2. 2.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a cloud (c) a railway track (d) a coral reef
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a seashell (c) a mountain (d) a railway track
4. 4.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a saw. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
6. 6.🤝 A team plans for 40 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) change only one thing (c) use the same load (d) repeat each test
8. 8.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “choose and draw one”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) load it with coins (c) read the challenge rules (d) build it with straws
9. 9.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Create
10. 10.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 280 g, design B held 380 g and design C held 330 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
11. 11.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a hand drill (b) sandpaper (c) a hammer (d) a tape measure
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a mountain (c) a satellite (d) a mobile phone
13. 13.True or false: to laugh at ideas is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to use more paper (c) the first is wrong (d) to get reliable results
15. 15.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
16. 16.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) while running (c) points down, closed (d) points up, open
17. 17.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹47. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
18. 18.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) designs a gearbox (c) plans a dam (d) builds rockets
19. 19.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a water filter (c) a bicycle (d) a river
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) chemical
22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a banyan tree (b) a bridge (c) a mobile phone (d) a bicycle
23. 23.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹141. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a satellite (d) a cloud
25. 25.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a banyan tree (c) a mountain (d) a satellite
26. 26.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) builds a website (c) designs electric motors (d) runs a fertiliser plant
27. 27.True or false: a computer engineer plans a power grid. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: to list the materials is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a train
30. 30.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 200 g, design B held 300 g and design C held 250 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
31. 31.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
32. 32.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) only paints pictures (d) sells tickets
33. 33.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) builder
34. 34.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
35. 35.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) listen and ask why (c) laugh at it (d) walk away
36. 36.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is not safe. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a water filter (c) a river (d) a mountain
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a seashell
39. 39.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹60. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
40. 40.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion

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