Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 434 · 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.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) a broken part (c) the final product (d) an early test model
2. 2.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
3. 3.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
4. 4.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) turn a screw (b) grip and bend wire (c) measure a long length (d) cut a wooden plank
5. 5.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) dream up possible fixes (b) list the materials (c) define the problem (d) follow the plan to build
6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹45. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
7. 7.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) not safe (b) safe
8. 8.True or false: to measure a long length, use a hammer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a tape measure (b) a protractor (c) a hand drill (d) a saw
10. 10.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) designs power lines (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) wires a new building
11. 11.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) builder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) recorder
12. 12.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to get reliable results (b) it looks busy (c) to use more paper (d) the first is wrong
15. 15.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Create
16. 16.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Create
17. 17.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) many skills and ideas (d) to argue more
19. 19.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
20. 20.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make water safe to drink (c) cross a wide river (d) make power from sunlight
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) civil
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a waterfall (c) a mobile phone (d) a mountain
23. 23.True or false: an electrical engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
25. 25.🧪 The first prototype held 100 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 180 g. How many more grams did it hold?
26. 26.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) goals a design must meet (c) the limits on money (d) the tools you use
27. 27.True or false: to put tools back after use is safe. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) designs useful solutions (c) only paints pictures (d) grows crops
29. 29.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
31. 31.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a kind of glue (d) a final test
32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Plan
34. 34.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) builder
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) biomedical
36. 36.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) ignore it (c) walk away (d) listen and ask why
38. 38.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork

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