Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 531 · 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 telephone meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) talk to someone far away (c) keep food fresh longer (d) reach a top floor fast
2. 2.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) build it with straws (b) load it with coins (c) read the challenge rules (d) sketch three ideas
3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
4. 4.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) builder
6. 6.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) what is for lunch? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) who won the match?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) test it only once (c) change lots at once (d) measure the same way
9. 9.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 360 g, 180 g and 240 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) civil (d) chemical
11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Test (d) Ask
12. 12.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a road that floods
13. 13.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) pliers (b) a spirit level (c) a spanner (d) a screwdriver
14. 14.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) find the limits (c) pick the build order (d) draw a labelled diagram
15. 15.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a bridge
17. 17.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) sketch three ideas
18. 18.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) store water for summer
19. 19.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
22. 22.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
23. 23.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) sunglasses (c) a cap (d) safety goggles
24. 24.True or false: to tie back long hair is not safe. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 20 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Create
28. 28.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) tester (b) builder (c) team leader (d) recorder
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) cut towards your hand (c) play near a moving drill (d) wear safety goggles
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) let adults use hot glue (c) put tools back after use (d) tie back long hair
31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
32. 32.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: to measure a long length, use a hammer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧪 The first prototype held 170 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 180 g. How many more grams did it hold?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll at least 2 metres (b) lift a cup of water (c) hold up 500 g (d) spend at most ₹100
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) skip writing results (c) repeat each test (d) use a new load each time
37. 37.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) ask who will use it (b) find the limits (c) measure its performance (d) think of wild ideas
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) civil
39. 39.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
40. 40.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True

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