Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 480 · 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.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: to find the limits is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a boring story (c) a sad song (d) a road that floods
4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Test”? (a) Create (b) Test
5. 5.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
6. 6.Which job is a hammer for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) cut a wooden plank (c) smooth a rough edge (d) drive in a nail
7. 7.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: an aerospace engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Test”? (a) Imagine (b) Test
13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Imagine
14. 14.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Create (d) Plan
16. 16.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) touch a hot glue tip (c) run while holding tools (d) leave tools on the floor
18. 18.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to get reliable results (b) the first is wrong (c) to use more paper (d) it looks busy
20. 20.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
21. 21.What does the materials manager do? (a) writes down results (b) runs the tests (c) puts the model together (d) tracks what is used up
22. 22.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
23. 23.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll at least 2 metres (b) lift a cup of water (c) carry 10 coins (d) use only paper and tape
25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
26. 26.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 100 g, design B held 150 g and design C held 200 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
27. 27.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
28. 28.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 270 g, 120 g and 180 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
30. 30.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) try it out (b) dream up possible fixes (c) list the materials (d) brainstorm many ideas
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a railway track (c) a satellite (d) a coral reef
32. 32.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) safety goggles (c) sunglasses (d) nothing
33. 33.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) laugh at it (c) listen and ask why (d) ignore it
34. 34.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) read the challenge rules (c) load it with coins (d) choose and draw one
35. 35.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) load it with coins (b) strengthen the weak part
36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Plan
37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Improve
38. 38.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) builder (d) recorder
39. 39.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, it repeats (c) only for big jobs (d) yes, only once
40. 40.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?

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