Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 490 · 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.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) materials manager
2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) biomedical
3. 3.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 230 g, design B held 130 g and design C held 180 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
5. 5.True or false: a lift helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a volcano (c) a waterfall (d) a seashell
8. 8.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs power lines (c) wires a new building (d) builds hospital scanners
9. 9.True or false: a mechanical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) drive in a nail (c) check a shelf is level (d) measure a long length
11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) chemical
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) aerospace
13. 13.True or false: to tie back long hair is safe. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
15. 15.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
16. 16.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make power from sunlight (c) keep food fresh longer (d) go through a mountain
18. 18.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 1150 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Imagine
23. 23.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) choose and draw one
24. 24.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) make a prototype (b) fix the weak part (c) dream up possible fixes (d) brainstorm many ideas
27. 27.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹18. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
28. 28.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
29. 29.🧪 The first prototype held 170 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 220 g. How many more grams did it hold?
30. 30.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
31. 31.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) writes down results (c) collects the supplies (d) shares out the jobs
32. 32.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 96 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.True or false: a biomedical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: to put tools back after use is not safe. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) tighten a nut (b) drive in a nail (c) check a shelf is level (d) measure a long length
36. 36.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a bridge
37. 37.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) talk to someone far away (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
38. 38.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) no, it repeats (b) yes, only once (c) only on Sundays (d) only for big jobs
40. 40.Which job is a spanner for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure a long length (c) cut a wooden plank (d) grip and bend wire

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