Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 468 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
2. 2.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a hand drill (b) a spanner (c) a spirit level (d) sandpaper
3. 3.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) designs aeroplane wings (c) lays out a highway (d) designs factory machines
4. 4.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) one (b) none (c) two (d) all of them
6. 6.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points down, closed (c) by the blades (d) points up, open
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) fit on a school desk (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) stand in a fan breeze
8. 8.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 240 g, 120 g and 150 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Create
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) chemical (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) put tools back after use (c) let adults use hot glue (d) cut towards your hand
14. 14.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
15. 15.What does the materials manager do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) cuts and joins parts (c) runs the tests (d) tracks what is used up
16. 16.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: to carry scissors closed is safe. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: to try it out is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
21. 21.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Ask
22. 22.Which job is a protractor for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) measure an angle (c) drive in a nail (d) grip and bend wire
23. 23.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a microscope
24. 24.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) hide a failed test (c) guess, do not measure (d) record every result
26. 26.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) cuts and joins parts (c) checks the goals are met (d) puts the model together
27. 27.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to test ideas cheaply (c) to decorate a room (d) to avoid testing
28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) chemical
30. 30.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 340 g, 210 g and 290 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
33. 33.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) load it with coins (c) choose and draw one (d) read the challenge rules
35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a hand drill (b) a saw (c) a hammer (d) a spirit level
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) electrical
37. 37.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) science (c) dance (d) music
38. 38.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) lays out a highway (d) designs car engines
39. 39.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 260 g, design B held 210 g and design C held 310 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) chemical

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