Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 429 · 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.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 320 g, design B held 270 g and design C held 370 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
3. 3.True or false: to find the limits is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Imagine
5. 5.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) make a hole in wood (c) check a shelf is level (d) grip and bend wire
6. 6.True or false: to run while holding tools is safe. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) not safe (b) safe
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) use the same load (c) record every result (d) skip writing results
9. 9.🧪 The first prototype held 120 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 140 g. How many more grams did it hold?
10. 10.🦺 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
11. 11.True or false: to hide a failed test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🤝 A team of 5 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
13. 13.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine
14. 14.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) try it out (b) ask who will use it (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) redesign after testing
15. 15.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) not safe (b) safe
16. 16.True or false: a solar panel helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
18. 18.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a lift (c) a mobile phone (d) a satellite
20. 20.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) the final product (c) a broken part (d) an early test model
21. 21.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
22. 22.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) give up (c) Imagine (d) Improve
23. 23.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Plan
24. 24.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) sells tickets (c) only paints pictures (d) grows crops
25. 25.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
26. 26.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) sunglasses (c) nothing (d) safety goggles
28. 28.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) secret notes (c) no drawings at all (d) only talking fast
29. 29.True or false: to play near a moving drill is not safe. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) understands the problem (c) buys every material (d) builds at once
31. 31.Which job is a spanner for? (a) turn a screw (b) cut a wooden plank (c) tighten a nut (d) make a hole in wood
32. 32.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Ask
33. 33.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to get reliable results (c) the first is wrong (d) to use more paper
34. 34.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
35. 35.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) use only paper and tape (d) fit on a school desk
37. 37.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Imagine
38. 38.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
39. 39.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹66. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
40. 40.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork

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