Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 386 · 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.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) nothing (c) safety goggles (d) sunglasses
2. 2.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: to cut away from your body is safe. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧪 The first prototype held 300 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
5. 5.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs hearing aids (d) designs electric motors
6. 6.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a computer engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
9. 9.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a goal for success (c) a final test (d) a kind of glue
10. 10.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Create (d) Plan
12. 12.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) find the limits (c) fix the weak part (d) try it out
13. 13.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
14. 14.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹82. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
15. 15.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
16. 16.Which job is a protractor for? (a) measure an angle (b) tighten a nut (c) grip and bend wire (d) check a shelf is level
17. 17.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 270 g, design B held 320 g and design C held 370 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a satellite (c) a cloud (d) a mountain
19. 19.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) any child alone (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
20. 20.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
21. 21.What does the team leader do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) keeps the design notes (c) shares out the jobs (d) tracks what is used up
22. 22.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Create (d) Ask
23. 23.True or false: a civil engineer designs a gearbox. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: to define the problem is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
27. 27.True or false: to make a prototype is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Imagine
30. 30.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 86 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) civil
32. 32.True or false: a computer engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which job is pliers for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) drive in a nail (c) cut a wooden plank (d) grip and bend wire
34. 34.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
36. 36.True or false: a civil engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which need does a dam meet? (a) carry many people far (b) store water for summer (c) make water safe to drink (d) cross a wide river
38. 38.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) a sales poster (c) an early test model (d) the final product
39. 39.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs school networks. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) not safe (b) safe

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