Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 448 · 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: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) lift a cup of water (c) float for 1 minute (d) finish in 40 minutes
3. 3.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
4. 4.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) lays out a highway (c) plans a power grid (d) plans a dam
5. 5.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 250 g, 140 g and 60 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
7. 7.Which job is a spanner for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) smooth a rough edge (c) tighten a nut (d) drive in a nail
8. 8.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) any child alone (c) an adult (d) a stranger
9. 9.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
10. 10.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) read the challenge rules (c) load it with coins (d) build it with straws
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) use the same load (c) repeat each test (d) record every result
12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan
13. 13.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
15. 15.True or false: to drive in a nail, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) see very tiny things (d) go through a mountain
17. 17.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) clear labelled sketches (c) secret notes (d) no drawings at all
18. 18.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Test
20. 20.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
23. 23.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) redesign after testing (c) list the materials (d) pick the build order
24. 24.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹87. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
25. 25.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 900 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Test
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) use the same load (c) hide a failed test (d) change only one thing
29. 29.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 100 g, design B held 150 g and design C held 200 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) use a new load each time (c) skip writing results (d) measure the same way
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) carry scissors closed (c) cut towards your hand (d) put tools back after use
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) hold up 500 g (c) use at most 20 straws (d) keep ice for 1 hour
33. 33.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) writes app software (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) plans a dam
34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Create
35. 35.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs hearing aids (c) builds rockets (d) designs a metro tunnel
37. 37.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
38. 38.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a screwdriver (b) a hammer (c) a protractor (d) a spanner
40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) electrical (d) mechanical

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