Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 383 · 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 branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) mechanical
2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) civil
3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) team leader (d) tester
4. 4.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which job is pliers for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) check a shelf is level (c) make a hole in wood (d) cut a wooden plank
6. 6.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) not safe (b) safe
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Test”? (a) Imagine (b) Test
8. 8.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) wires a new building (d) keeps data safe online
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a cloud
10. 10.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
11. 11.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) computer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) fit on a school desk
14. 14.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a civil engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) only for big jobs (c) no, it repeats (d) yes, only once
18. 18.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 106 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
19. 19.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) dream up possible fixes (c) redesign after testing (d) pick the build order
20. 20.🤝 A team of 2 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) use only paper and tape (c) use at most 20 straws (d) spend at most ₹100
22. 22.True or false: to talk over others is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to finish nothing
24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Plan
25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
26. 26.True or false: to cut away from your body is safe. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.What does the materials manager do? (a) writes down results (b) keeps the team on track (c) checks the goals are met (d) collects the supplies
28. 28.True or false: a mechanical engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
30. 30.True or false: to record every result is good testing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to avoid testing (c) to decorate a room (d) to test ideas cheaply
32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) tester
33. 33.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a fridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a computer engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) plans a power grid (c) designs a gearbox (d) designs factory machines
37. 37.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spirit level. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) an adult (c) the youngest child (d) a stranger

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