← Part 1 test: what engineers do lesson New set →

Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 509 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) makes medicines in bulk (c) builds a website (d) designs artificial limbs
  2. 2.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) give up
  3. 3.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) refines crude oil (c) designs aeroplane wings (d) designs school networks
  4. 4.🤝 A team plans for 25 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  5. 5.What does the tester do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) keeps the team on track (c) puts the model together (d) collects the supplies
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a bridge (c) a mobile phone (d) a railway track
  7. 7.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 102 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) lift a cup of water (c) fit on a school desk (d) carry 10 coins
  9. 9.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) talk to someone far away (d) go through a mountain
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.🤝 A team of 2 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  12. 12.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) store water for summer
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) float for 1 minute (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) hold up 500 g
  16. 16.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 310 g, 200 g and 330 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  17. 17.True or false: a bridge helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to play near a moving drill is safe. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  20. 20.True or false: to put tools back after use is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use sandpaper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  23. 23.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to put tools back after use is safe. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a banyan tree (c) a water filter (d) a rainbow
  28. 28.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Create
  29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Create
  30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Test
  31. 31.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a dam
  34. 34.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹54. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  35. 35.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹28. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) mechanical
  37. 37.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to sell them at once (c) to decorate a room (d) to avoid testing
  38. 38.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) builds a website (c) designs a paint factory (d) plans a space mission
  39. 39.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) a sales poster (c) a broken part (d) the final product
  40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) electrical

Answer key

  1. designs artificial limbs
  2. Improve
  3. refines crude oil
  4. 75
  5. checks the goals are met
  6. a river
  7. No
  8. fit on a school desk
  9. keep food fresh longer
  10. found in nature
  11. 40
  12. True
  13. True
  14. store water for summer
  15. finish in 40 minutes
  16. 280
  17. False
  18. False
  19. found in nature
  20. False
  21. False
  22. a constraint
  23. True
  24. True
  25. True
  26. True
  27. a water filter
  28. Ask
  29. Imagine
  30. Ask
  31. True
  32. made by engineers
  33. a water filter
  34. 12
  35. 6
  36. mechanical
  37. to test ideas cheaply
  38. builds a website
  39. an early test model
  40. civil

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids