Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 517 · 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 need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) talk to someone far away
2. 2.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) use a cracked tool (c) tie back long hair (d) carry scissors closed
4. 4.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) not safe (b) safe
5. 5.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) while running (c) by the blades (d) points up, open
6. 6.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
8. 8.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
9. 9.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a banyan tree (c) a lift (d) a river
12. 12.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 1100 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.What does the team leader do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) collects the supplies (c) keeps the team on track (d) puts the model together
14. 14.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 38 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.What does the team leader do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) cuts and joins parts (c) writes down results (d) puts the model together
16. 16.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) carry 10 coins
18. 18.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 240 g, 170 g and 100 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) chemical
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) mechanical
21. 21.True or false: to build the model is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a railway track (c) a coral reef (d) a mountain
25. 25.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 40 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) pick the build order (b) follow the plan to build (c) redesign after testing (d) list the materials
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) use a new load each time (c) guess, do not measure (d) use the same load
28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Create
29. 29.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) pick the build order (c) think of wild ideas (d) try it out
30. 30.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) ask who will use it (b) define the problem (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) follow the plan to build
31. 31.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “load it with coins”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) load it with coins
32. 32.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) any child alone
33. 33.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 150 g, design B held 250 g and design C held 200 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
34. 34.True or false: an electrical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) puts the model together (c) collects the supplies (d) keeps the design notes
36. 36.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Test
37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
38. 38.What does the builder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) shares out the jobs (c) writes down results (d) puts the model together
39. 39.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) builds a website (c) designs a gearbox (d) designs a metro tunnel

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