Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 426 · 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.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 24 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
2. 2.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) the youngest child (c) a stranger (d) an adult
3. 3.🧪 The first prototype held 280 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 420 g. How many more grams did it hold?
4. 4.True or false: to measure a long length, use a spanner. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🤝 A team of 4 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
6. 6.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) give up (c) Imagine (d) Improve
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) carry scissors closed (c) let adults use hot glue (d) tie back long hair
9. 9.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
10. 10.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) recorder
12. 12.🧪 The first prototype held 50 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 160 g. How many more grams did it hold?
13. 13.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs car engines (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) designs a flyover
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a mobile phone (c) a volcano (d) a bridge
15. 15.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) a cap (c) safety goggles (d) sunglasses
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) use at most 20 straws (c) fit on a school desk (d) float for 1 minute
17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Plan
18. 18.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Test
21. 21.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹136. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
22. 22.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) only if it is red (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) civil (d) chemical
24. 24.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a hand drill. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a telephone helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a bicycle
30. 30.Which job is a protractor for? (a) drive in a nail (b) turn a screw (c) make a hole in wood (d) measure an angle
31. 31.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
32. 32.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) see very tiny things (d) store water for summer
33. 33.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) chemical
35. 35.True or false: to hide a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) find the limits (b) define the problem (c) redesign after testing (d) draw a labelled diagram
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
38. 38.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) leave tools on the floor (c) wear safety goggles (d) clamp wood before sawing
40. 40.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion

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