Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 437 · 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.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a water filter (d) a mountain
3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) builder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) materials manager
4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a banyan tree (c) a railway track (d) a volcano
5. 5.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
7. 7.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
8. 8.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) plans a space mission (c) designs factory machines (d) makes medicines in bulk
9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) computer (d) chemical
10. 10.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) lays out a highway (c) plans a power grid (d) designs factory machines
11. 11.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) no, it repeats (b) yes, only once (c) only for big jobs (d) only on Sundays
12. 12.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) designs artificial limbs (c) designs electric motors (d) plans a dam
13. 13.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Ask
15. 15.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) by the blades (c) points down, closed (d) while running
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) computer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a banyan tree (c) a water filter (d) a waterfall
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) use the same load (c) test it only once (d) measure the same way
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) hold up 500 g (c) fit on a school desk (d) use at most 20 straws
20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a spirit level (b) a tape measure (c) pliers (d) a saw
21. 21.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 250 g, design B held 200 g and design C held 150 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
23. 23.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) measure the same way (c) guess, do not measure (d) use the same load
26. 26.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
28. 28.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) recorder (b) builder (c) team leader (d) materials manager
30. 30.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a solar panel (c) a lift (d) a bridge
32. 32.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a road that floods (c) a lost cricket match (d) a sad song
33. 33.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 30 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Ask
36. 36.What does the recorder do? (a) runs the tests (b) checks the goals are met (c) keeps the design notes (d) collects the supplies
37. 37.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) chemical
39. 39.🧪 The first prototype held 60 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 220 g. How many more grams did it hold?
40. 40.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing

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