Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 500 · 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.Which job is pliers for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) measure a long length (c) grip and bend wire (d) check a shelf is level
2. 2.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) lays out a highway (c) designs factory machines (d) builds hospital scanners
3. 3.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) the youngest child (c) a stranger (d) any child alone
4. 4.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) carry 10 coins (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) be under 30 cm tall
6. 6.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) ignore it (c) walk away (d) laugh at it
7. 7.🧪 The first prototype held 100 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 260 g. How many more grams did it hold?
8. 8.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) keeps data safe online (c) designs a flyover (d) designs aeroplane wings
9. 9.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) sketch three ideas
10. 10.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a goal for success (c) a final test (d) a limit you must keep to
12. 12.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) not safe (b) safe
13. 13.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
15. 15.🧪 The first prototype held 290 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
16. 16.True or false: to check it against goals is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) tracks what is used up (c) writes down results (d) puts the model together
18. 18.True or false: to turn a screw, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) team leader
20. 20.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹21. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
21. 21.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) designs a paint factory (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) builds hospital scanners
22. 22.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) store water for summer (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make power from sunlight
23. 23.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
25. 25.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “build it with straws”? (a) build it with straws (b) load it with coins
26. 26.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) designs a flyover (c) designs artificial limbs (d) writes app software
27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Test
28. 28.True or false: to talk over others is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
30. 30.True or false: to tie back long hair is safe. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: to tie back long hair is not safe. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 62 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.True or false: a chemical engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) see very tiny things (c) talk to someone far away (d) make power from sunlight
36. 36.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
37. 37.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) recorder (d) tester
38. 38.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a fridge (c) a microscope (d) a solar panel
40. 40.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 280 g, design B held 230 g and design C held 330 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C

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