Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 479 · 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.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
2. 2.True or false: to hide a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
4. 4.What does the team leader do? (a) runs the tests (b) keeps the design notes (c) checks the goals are met (d) shares out the jobs
5. 5.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) electrical (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) chemical
7. 7.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
9. 9.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) load it with coins (b) strengthen the weak part (c) read the challenge rules (d) build it with straws
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
11. 11.True or false: a civil engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is not safe. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a computer engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
16. 16.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹80. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
17. 17.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Test (d) Ask
18. 18.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) only talking fast (c) no drawings at all (d) clear labelled sketches
19. 19.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) turn a screw (c) drive in a nail (d) check a shelf is level
21. 21.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use sandpaper. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) no, it breaks a limit (c) yes, it works (d) only if it is red
24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan
25. 25.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a screwdriver (b) sandpaper (c) a spanner (d) a tape measure
26. 26.🧪 The first prototype held 210 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 350 g. How many more grams did it hold?
27. 27.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
29. 29.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) dance (c) science (d) music
30. 30.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a lift (c) a coral reef (d) a cloud
31. 31.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 28 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
32. 32.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 370 g, 230 g and 330 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
33. 33.Which job is a protractor for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) smooth a rough edge (c) measure an angle (d) make a hole in wood
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) guess, do not measure (c) change only one thing (d) record every result
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) electrical
36. 36.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs satellites. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) team leader (d) recorder

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