Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 406 · 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.True or false: a chemical engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.What does the team leader do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) tracks what is used up (c) keeps the team on track (d) keeps the design notes
3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
4. 4.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which job is pliers for? (a) measure an angle (b) cut a wooden plank (c) measure a long length (d) grip and bend wire
7. 7.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) load it with coins (b) sketch three ideas (c) read the challenge rules (d) build it with straws
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) touch a hot glue tip (c) play near a moving drill (d) wear safety goggles
9. 9.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) civil (d) biomedical
11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Imagine
12. 12.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 200 g, 120 g and 190 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
14. 14.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
15. 15.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) a stranger (c) an adult (d) the youngest child
16. 16.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) turn a screw (b) make a hole in wood (c) measure a long length (d) drive in a nail
18. 18.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Improve
19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) electrical
20. 20.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 170 g, design B held 220 g and design C held 120 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
21. 21.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹116. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) hold up 500 g (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) float for 1 minute
23. 23.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) ignore it (c) listen and ask why (d) laugh at it
25. 25.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
27. 27.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
28. 28.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
29. 29.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) plans a power grid (c) designs a flyover (d) designs factory machines
30. 30.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
31. 31.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) dream up possible fixes (b) ask who will use it (c) try it out (d) make it better, retest
32. 32.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 100 g, design B held 150 g and design C held 200 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
33. 33.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) use a new load each time (c) change lots at once (d) use the same load
35. 35.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: to list the materials is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
38. 38.True or false: a civil engineer keeps data safe online. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
40. 40.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a spirit level (b) a hammer (c) a screwdriver (d) a hand drill

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