Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 342 · 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.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) any child alone
2. 2.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 450 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) safe (b) not safe
4. 4.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) designs power lines (c) builds rockets (d) refines crude oil
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) electrical (d) aerospace
6. 6.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) listen and ask why (c) laugh at it (d) ignore it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) hold up 500 g (c) fit on a school desk (d) spend at most ₹100
8. 8.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) choose and draw one (c) load it with coins (d) sketch three ideas
9. 9.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Imagine
10. 10.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) builds a website (c) designs a flyover (d) designs school networks
11. 11.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) none (b) all of them (c) two (d) one
12. 12.True or false: to measure an angle, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) fix the weak part (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) redesign after testing (d) find the limits
14. 14.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) use at most 20 straws (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) spend at most ₹100
16. 16.True or false: to check it against goals is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
18. 18.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a hand drill (b) a protractor (c) a spanner (d) a spirit level
19. 19.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) not safe (b) safe
20. 20.True or false: to measure a long length, use a saw. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which job is a hammer for? (a) drive in a nail (b) cut a wooden plank (c) grip and bend wire (d) measure an angle
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) civil
23. 23.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) cut towards your hand (c) carry scissors closed (d) run while holding tools
25. 25.🤝 A team of 2 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
26. 26.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) builder
27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
28. 28.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a microscope (c) a train (d) a bridge
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) guess, do not measure (c) change lots at once (d) repeat each test
30. 30.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) a cap (c) nothing (d) safety goggles
31. 31.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to carry scissors closed? (a) not safe (b) safe
33. 33.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) no, it repeats (c) only for big jobs (d) only on Sundays
34. 34.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) not safe (b) safe
35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a seashell (c) a rainbow (d) a water filter
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
37. 37.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) builds hospital scanners (d) designs a flyover
38. 38.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 15 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
40. 40.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 330 g, design B held 380 g and design C held 280 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C

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