Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 419 · 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.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) materials manager (b) tester (c) builder (d) team leader
2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Plan”? (a) Improve (b) Plan
3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) aerospace
4. 4.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is safe. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 430 g, 310 g and 310 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
6. 6.True or false: to define the problem is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
8. 8.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹20. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
9. 9.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) lays out a highway (c) plans a power grid (d) designs hearing aids
10. 10.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹50. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
11. 11.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) fix the weak part (b) find the limits (c) build the model (d) brainstorm many ideas
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) computer (d) civil
13. 13.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) dream up possible fixes (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) measure its performance (d) fix the weak part
14. 14.True or false: an aerospace engineer refines crude oil. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
16. 16.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
17. 17.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) runs the tests (c) keeps the team on track (d) writes down results
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) test it only once (c) record every result (d) hide a failed test
20. 20.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs satellites (c) designs hearing aids (d) designs a metro tunnel
21. 21.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) measure a long length (b) turn a screw (c) make a hole in wood (d) smooth a rough edge
22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Improve
23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Create
24. 24.True or false: to make a prototype is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) checks the goals are met (c) tracks what is used up (d) keeps the team on track
26. 26.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) cuts and joins parts (c) collects the supplies (d) shares out the jobs
28. 28.True or false: a lift helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Imagine
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
31. 31.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the tools you use (c) the limits on money (d) goals a design must meet
32. 32.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to avoid testing (c) to sell them at once (d) to decorate a room
33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) electrical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a mobile phone (c) a seashell (d) a cloud
35. 35.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 66 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
37. 37.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
39. 39.True or false: a computer engineer designs satellites. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to measure a long length, use pliers. (a) True (b) False

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