Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 459 · 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.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
2. 2.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a power grid. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) tester (b) builder (c) recorder (d) team leader
4. 4.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
7. 7.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 10 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
8. 8.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 86 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
10. 10.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) the youngest child (c) any child alone (d) a stranger
11. 11.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
12. 12.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a water filter (d) a tunnel
13. 13.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹61. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
14. 14.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is safe. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Improve
16. 16.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Ask
17. 17.True or false: a biomedical engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 280 g, 250 g and 250 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
19. 19.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) not safe (b) safe
20. 20.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) yes, always (c) only if it is red (d) no, it breaks a limit
21. 21.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
23. 23.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) how can we build it? (d) who won the match?
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Ask
25. 25.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) safety goggles (c) a cap (d) nothing
26. 26.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a railway track (c) a waterfall (d) a coral reef
28. 28.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) none (c) one (d) two
29. 29.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
31. 31.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) make a prototype (b) check it against goals (c) define the problem (d) build the model
33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Test”? (a) Improve (b) Test
34. 34.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) load it with coins (b) sketch three ideas (c) strengthen the weak part (d) read the challenge rules
35. 35.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use a saw. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
37. 37.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: an electrical engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a bicycle (c) a waterfall (d) a banyan tree
40. 40.True or false: a chemical engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True

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