Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 508 · 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.🤝 A team plans for 40 minutes, builds for 40 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Ask
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) cut towards your hand (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) tie back long hair
4. 4.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) ask who will use it (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) try it out
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) electrical (d) biomedical
6. 6.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) read the challenge rules
7. 7.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Test
8. 8.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) designs a gearbox (c) plans a dam (d) designs school networks
9. 9.True or false: a fridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) keep food fresh longer (c) carry many people far (d) make power from sunlight
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) use at most 20 straws
13. 13.🤝 A team of 2 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
14. 14.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 34 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) while running (c) points up, open (d) by the blades
17. 17.What does the builder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) runs the tests (c) collects the supplies (d) cuts and joins parts
18. 18.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) listen and ask why (c) walk away (d) laugh at it
20. 20.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) builder
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a railway track (c) a lift (d) a rainbow
22. 22.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) safe (b) not safe
23. 23.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “load it with coins”? (a) build it with straws (b) load it with coins
24. 24.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
25. 25.True or false: to check it against goals is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Create
28. 28.What does the team leader do? (a) puts the model together (b) tracks what is used up (c) writes down results (d) keeps the team on track
29. 29.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) the youngest child (c) an adult (d) a stranger
30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
31. 31.What does the builder do? (a) runs the tests (b) writes down results (c) keeps the team on track (d) puts the model together
32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) builder
33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Plan
34. 34.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) list the materials (b) pick the build order (c) ask who will use it (d) brainstorm many ideas
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) electrical (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) civil
36. 36.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Test
38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
39. 39.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a goal for success (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
40. 40.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a telephone (c) a dam (d) a lift

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