Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 460 · 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 design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Imagine
2. 2.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a waterfall (c) a lift (d) a railway track
4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹35. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
5. 5.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
6. 6.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a railway track (c) a water filter (d) a dam
8. 8.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) go through a mountain (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make water safe to drink
9. 9.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a hand drill (b) sandpaper (c) a spanner (d) a screwdriver
10. 10.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a road that floods (c) a sad song (d) a boring story
11. 11.True or false: a dam helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs school networks? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) computer
14. 14.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) find the limits (b) make a prototype (c) try it out (d) check it against goals
15. 15.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) read the challenge rules (c) build it with straws (d) strengthen the weak part
16. 16.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹61. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) civil (d) chemical
18. 18.True or false: a computer engineer designs hearing aids. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.What does the tester do? (a) runs the tests (b) collects the supplies (c) shares out the jobs (d) keeps the design notes
20. 20.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a fridge (c) a bridge (d) a telephone
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) civil
22. 22.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: to measure a long length, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
26. 26.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to use more paper (b) it looks busy (c) the first is wrong (d) to get reliable results
27. 27.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 100 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Create (d) Imagine
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) computer (b) electrical (c) civil (d) aerospace
31. 31.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) find the limits (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) redesign after testing (d) list the materials
33. 33.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) designs artificial limbs (c) builds a website (d) wires a new building
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) record every result (c) change only one thing (d) change lots at once
35. 35.Which job is a saw for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) tighten a nut (c) cut a wooden plank (d) grip and bend wire
36. 36.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) tracks what is used up (c) runs the tests (d) keeps the team on track
37. 37.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) build it with straws (b) sketch three ideas (c) read the challenge rules (d) strengthen the weak part
38. 38.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: to laugh at ideas is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹54. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?

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