Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 417 · 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 constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
2. 2.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) many skills and ideas (c) to work alone (d) to argue more
3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) recorder
4. 4.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 68 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
6. 6.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) tighten a nut (c) turn a screw (d) drive in a nail
7. 7.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
8. 8.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the limits on money (c) goals a design must meet (d) the tools you use
9. 9.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 92 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
10. 10.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
11. 11.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a train (d) a water filter
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a volcano (d) a bicycle
13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a banyan tree (c) a ceiling fan (d) a waterfall
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) hide a failed test (c) use a new load each time (d) use the same load
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) use only paper and tape (c) lift a cup of water (d) keep ice for 1 hour
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) electrical (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Plan
18. 18.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) a sales poster (c) an early test model (d) the final product
19. 19.Which job is a saw for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) cut a wooden plank (c) smooth a rough edge (d) check a shelf is level
20. 20.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 190 g, 100 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
21. 21.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) sandpaper (b) a spirit level (c) a saw (d) a spanner
23. 23.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) pliers (b) a tape measure (c) a hammer (d) a protractor
24. 24.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 15 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
25. 25.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a train (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
26. 26.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs a paint factory (c) designs artificial limbs (d) plans a power grid
27. 27.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make power from sunlight (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
28. 28.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
29. 29.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 260 g, design B held 160 g and design C held 210 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
30. 30.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) build it with straws (b) read the challenge rules (c) choose and draw one (d) sketch three ideas
31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a water filter
32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) tester
33. 33.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a lift
34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) computer
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) make a prototype (b) measure its performance (c) find the limits (d) brainstorm many ideas
36. 36.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs school networks (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) refines crude oil
37. 37.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) civil
39. 39.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹36. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?

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