Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 516 · 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 of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a ceiling fan (c) a dam (d) a bridge
2. 2.Which job is a saw for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) drive in a nail (c) cut a wooden plank (d) smooth a rough edge
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll at least 2 metres (b) carry 10 coins (c) hold up 500 g (d) finish in 40 minutes
4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Plan
5. 5.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a boring story
6. 6.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) safe (b) not safe
7. 7.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a mechanical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
12. 12.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a rainbow (c) a bicycle (d) a satellite
13. 13.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a volcano (c) a satellite (d) a railway track
14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Improve”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve
15. 15.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 300 g, 220 g and 380 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) civil
17. 17.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
18. 18.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a bridge
19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) civil (d) chemical
20. 20.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹105. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
21. 21.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) keep food fresh longer (c) talk to someone far away (d) store water for summer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clamp wood before sawing (b) use a cracked tool (c) leave tools on the floor (d) touch a hot glue tip
24. 24.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a telephone
25. 25.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) no, it repeats (c) only for big jobs (d) only on Sundays
26. 26.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) repeat each test (c) measure the same way (d) change lots at once
29. 29.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹83. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) mechanical
31. 31.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) ignore it (c) listen and ask why (d) laugh at it
32. 32.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Plan
33. 33.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) builder
34. 34.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) keeps data safe online (d) lays out a highway
35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) sandpaper (b) a protractor (c) a saw (d) a screwdriver
36. 36.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) many skills and ideas (c) to finish nothing (d) to work alone
37. 37.True or false: to build the model is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) give up (d) Imagine
39. 39.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Improve
40. 40.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) safe (b) not safe

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