Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 452 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) record every result (c) repeat each test (d) use the same load
2. 2.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a dam (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
3. 3.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) makes medicines in bulk (c) designs a flyover (d) designs car engines
4. 4.True or false: to build the model is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) science (d) cooking
6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹60. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
7. 7.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 600 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
8. 8.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
9. 9.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) builder (d) tester
10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Improve
11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a railway track (b) a banyan tree (c) a volcano (d) a cloud
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) electrical
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) play near a moving drill (c) run while holding tools (d) cut towards your hand
14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) computer
15. 15.Which job is pliers for? (a) drive in a nail (b) check a shelf is level (c) grip and bend wire (d) make a hole in wood
16. 16.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 160 g, 150 g and 140 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
18. 18.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a rainbow (c) a mountain (d) a bicycle
20. 20.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a sales poster (c) a broken part (d) an early test model
21. 21.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make water safe to drink (c) make power from sunlight (d) talk to someone far away
22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Plan
23. 23.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
24. 24.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs electric motors. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer writes app software? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) computer
27. 27.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) redesign after testing (b) try it out (c) list the materials (d) define the problem
28. 28.True or false: an electrical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) see very tiny things (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
30. 30.🧪 The first prototype held 270 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 380 g. How many more grams did it hold?
31. 31.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) measure the same way (c) hide a failed test (d) skip writing results
33. 33.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) safe (b) not safe
34. 34.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
35. 35.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 180 g, design B held 280 g and design C held 230 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
36. 36.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
37. 37.🧪 The first prototype held 90 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 180 g. How many more grams did it hold?
38. 38.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a protractor (b) a tape measure (c) sandpaper (d) a spirit level
40. 40.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) laugh at it (c) ignore it (d) listen and ask why

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