Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 334 · 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.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) team leader (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) tester
2. 2.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹22. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
3. 3.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 32 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the limits on money (c) the team names (d) goals a design must meet
6. 6.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) choose and draw one (c) build it with straws (d) sketch three ideas
7. 7.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Test
8. 8.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) designs factory machines (c) lays out a highway (d) designs bicycle gears
10. 10.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) give up (d) Ask
12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Test
13. 13.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 28 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.True or false: to measure its performance is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a boring story
16. 16.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a lift
17. 17.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) by the blades (c) while running (d) points up, open
18. 18.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 78 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
19. 19.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) electrical (d) biomedical
21. 21.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a hand drill. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) civil (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
23. 23.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mobile phone (d) a seashell
24. 24.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
25. 25.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Improve
26. 26.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) designs school networks (d) refines crude oil
27. 27.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹33. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
28. 28.🤝 A team plans for 15 minutes, builds for 10 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
29. 29.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) makes medicines in bulk (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs a flyover
30. 30.True or false: to run while holding tools is safe. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a chemical engineer refines crude oil. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 340 g, design B held 290 g and design C held 240 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
33. 33.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) cut a wooden plank (c) make a hole in wood (d) smooth a rough edge
34. 34.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 420 g, 320 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
36. 36.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) computer
39. 39.True or false: to list the materials is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a waterfall (c) a river (d) a bridge

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