Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 358 · 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.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) how can we build it? (d) who won the match?
2. 2.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) runs a fertiliser plant (b) designs factory machines (c) designs a flyover (d) designs a metro tunnel
3. 3.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs satellites (c) designs knee implants (d) designs car engines
4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) biomedical
5. 5.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a broken part (c) an early test model (d) a sales poster
6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹18. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
7. 7.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) recorder
9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) computer (d) electrical
10. 10.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to finish nothing
11. 11.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 400 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a cloud (c) a water filter (d) a bicycle
13. 13.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
15. 15.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only for big jobs (c) only on Sundays (d) no, it repeats
16. 16.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) refines crude oil (c) plans a dam (d) designs bicycle gears
17. 17.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) redesign after testing (b) list the materials (c) ask who will use it (d) think of wild ideas
18. 18.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a saw (b) pliers (c) a hammer (d) a tape measure
20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a banyan tree (c) a lift (d) a river
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) computer (d) chemical
22. 22.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 42 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
23. 23.🤝 A team of 4 shares 24 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
24. 24.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
25. 25.🧪 The first prototype held 80 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 190 g. How many more grams did it hold?
26. 26.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) the youngest child (c) a stranger (d) any child alone
27. 27.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) lays out a highway (c) builds hospital scanners (d) wires a new building
28. 28.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Plan
30. 30.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) sunglasses (c) a cap (d) safety goggles
32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) computer (d) mechanical
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) tie back long hair (c) play near a moving drill (d) cut towards your hand
34. 34.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to get reliable results (c) the first is wrong (d) to use more paper
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) use only paper and tape (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) spend at most ₹100
36. 36.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
37. 37.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is safe. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) clear labelled sketches (c) no drawings at all (d) secret notes
40. 40.True or false: a mechanical engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False

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