Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 504 · 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.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
2. 2.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) materials manager (b) tester (c) builder (d) team leader
4. 4.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to finish nothing (c) many skills and ideas (d) to argue more
5. 5.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) drive in a nail (c) tighten a nut (d) grip and bend wire
6. 6.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 440 g, 300 g and 280 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
8. 8.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) lift a cup of water (d) fit on a school desk
10. 10.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Create
12. 12.Which job is a saw for? (a) drive in a nail (b) turn a screw (c) check a shelf is level (d) cut a wooden plank
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
14. 14.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use a hammer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a hammer (b) sandpaper (c) a tape measure (d) a saw
17. 17.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) who won the match? (c) how can we build it? (d) why is the sky blue?
18. 18.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a lift
19. 19.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) one (c) two (d) none
21. 21.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) recorder (d) team leader
22. 22.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) safe (b) not safe
23. 23.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a ceiling fan (c) a waterfall (d) a railway track
25. 25.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Imagine
28. 28.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 280 g, design B held 330 g and design C held 380 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
29. 29.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) safety goggles (c) sunglasses (d) a cap
30. 30.🧪 The first prototype held 70 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 120 g. How many more grams did it hold?
31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
32. 32.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹43. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
33. 33.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 240 g, 120 g and 210 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
35. 35.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) redesign after testing (b) try it out (c) ask who will use it (d) build the model
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a mountain (c) a railway track (d) a bicycle
40. 40.🤝 A team plans for 30 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?

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