Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 382 · 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 tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a hand drill (b) a screwdriver (c) a spirit level (d) a hammer
2. 2.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
3. 3.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹117. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Improve
5. 5.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) mechanical (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
7. 7.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points up, open (c) by the blades (d) points down, closed
9. 9.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
11. 11.True or false: a chemical engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Test
13. 13.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the team names (c) the tools you use (d) goals a design must meet
14. 14.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) tester (d) recorder
15. 15.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) how can we build it? (c) what is for lunch? (d) why is the sky blue?
16. 16.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a fridge (c) a train (d) a dam
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) repeat each test (c) use a new load each time (d) record every result
18. 18.True or false: to list the materials is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a tunnel (c) a dam (d) a microscope
20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a spanner (b) a tape measure (c) a saw (d) a protractor
21. 21.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
22. 22.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
23. 23.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Create (d) Ask
26. 26.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) float for 1 minute (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) lift a cup of water
29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a bicycle (c) a rainbow (d) a banyan tree
30. 30.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) talk to someone far away (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
31. 31.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) find the limits (c) build the model (d) brainstorm many ideas
32. 32.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) keeps data safe online (c) designs a flyover (d) makes medicines in bulk
33. 33.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs car engines (c) writes app software (d) designs school networks
34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Create (d) Imagine
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer makes medicines in bulk? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) electrical
36. 36.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a bridge (d) a train
37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
38. 38.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) lays out a highway (c) makes medicines in bulk (d) designs electric motors
39. 39.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) recorder (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) team leader

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