Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 329 · 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 branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) electrical
2. 2.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
3. 3.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Test
4. 4.True or false: a computer engineer writes app software. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) civil (d) chemical
6. 6.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
7. 7.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
9. 9.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) no drawings at all (b) secret notes (c) clear labelled sketches (d) only talking fast
10. 10.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) safety goggles (b) sunglasses (c) nothing (d) a cap
11. 11.True or false: to fix the weak part is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: to measure a long length, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan
14. 14.What does the materials manager do? (a) collects the supplies (b) writes down results (c) checks the goals are met (d) puts the model together
15. 15.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
17. 17.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “choose and draw one”? (a) build it with straws (b) load it with coins (c) sketch three ideas (d) read the challenge rules
18. 18.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) many skills and ideas (c) to argue more (d) to finish nothing
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a waterfall (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a ceiling fan
22. 22.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹36. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
23. 23.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
24. 24.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) check it against goals (c) dream up possible fixes (d) fix the weak part
25. 25.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, it works (c) yes, always (d) no, it breaks a limit
26. 26.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 280 g, 240 g and 260 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
28. 28.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a train (c) a microscope (d) a dam
29. 29.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) make power from sunlight
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a mountain (c) a bridge (d) a satellite
31. 31.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
32. 32.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a dam
33. 33.True or false: an electrical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 54 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) civil
36. 36.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Improve
37. 37.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) define the problem (b) make a prototype (c) redesign after testing (d) draw a labelled diagram
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clamp wood before sawing (b) let adults use hot glue (c) run while holding tools (d) put tools back after use
39. 39.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the limits on money (c) the team names (d) goals a design must meet
40. 40.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a spanner (b) a saw (c) a protractor (d) a tape measure

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