Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 331 · 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.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) shares out the jobs (c) collects the supplies (d) checks the goals are met
3. 3.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a mountain (c) a banyan tree (d) a waterfall
5. 5.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) recorder (d) tester
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Create
8. 8.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) choose and draw one (b) load it with coins (c) build it with straws (d) read the challenge rules
9. 9.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) no drawings at all (b) secret notes (c) only talking fast (d) clear labelled sketches
10. 10.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 280 g, 160 g and 130 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
11. 11.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
12. 12.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) plans a power grid (c) builds hospital scanners (d) designs power lines
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) measure the same way (c) change only one thing (d) repeat each test
14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) build it with straws (b) choose and draw one (c) load it with coins (d) read the challenge rules
15. 15.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) fit on a school desk (d) keep ice for 1 hour
17. 17.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.What does the team leader do? (a) runs the tests (b) keeps the design notes (c) keeps the team on track (d) checks the goals are met
19. 19.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to carry scissors closed? (a) not safe (b) safe
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a bridge (c) a bicycle (d) a lift
22. 22.Which job is pliers for? (a) turn a screw (b) make a hole in wood (c) measure an angle (d) grip and bend wire
23. 23.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) runs the tests (c) puts the model together (d) shares out the jobs
24. 24.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
25. 25.True or false: to pick the build order is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to get reliable results (b) the first is wrong (c) it looks busy (d) to use more paper
29. 29.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) plans a power grid (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs school networks
30. 30.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
31. 31.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a spirit level (b) a spanner (c) a protractor (d) a saw
32. 32.🤝 A team of 3 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
33. 33.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Ask
35. 35.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
36. 36.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) builds rockets (c) designs knee implants (d) makes medicines in bulk
37. 37.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: to hide a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers

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