Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 467 · 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.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) collects the supplies (c) runs the tests (d) keeps the team on track
2. 2.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which job is a hammer for? (a) turn a screw (b) tighten a nut (c) drive in a nail (d) measure an angle
4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Plan
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) measure the same way (c) change lots at once (d) hide a failed test
6. 6.True or false: a civil engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a railway track (c) a lift (d) a coral reef
8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) change lots at once (c) test it only once (d) use the same load
10. 10.What does the recorder do? (a) runs the tests (b) keeps the design notes (c) collects the supplies (d) tracks what is used up
11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Test
12. 12.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.True or false: to list the materials is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 340 g, 220 g and 400 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) electrical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) civil
16. 16.🤝 A team of 2 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 7 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
17. 17.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) give up (d) Improve
18. 18.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
19. 19.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) choose and draw one (b) sketch three ideas (c) strengthen the weak part (d) build it with straws
20. 20.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) define the problem (c) dream up possible fixes (d) brainstorm many ideas
21. 21.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a hand drill (b) a hammer (c) a tape measure (d) a spirit level
23. 23.Which job is a saw for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) measure a long length (c) tighten a nut (d) smooth a rough edge
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Plan
25. 25.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve
26. 26.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) try it out (b) follow the plan to build (c) list the materials (d) think of wild ideas
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a waterfall (c) a bridge (d) a ceiling fan
28. 28.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹123. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
29. 29.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “choose and draw one”? (a) choose and draw one (b) read the challenge rules
30. 30.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) make a hole in wood (c) measure an angle (d) measure a long length
31. 31.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) measure its performance (b) pick the build order (c) make it better, retest (d) brainstorm many ideas
32. 32.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) list the materials (b) define the problem (c) ask who will use it (d) fix the weak part
33. 33.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) designs car engines (d) wires a new building
34. 34.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) civil
37. 37.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
38. 38.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 34 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Plan
40. 40.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) ask who will use it (b) pick the build order (c) try it out (d) fix the weak part

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