Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 542 · 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.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹68. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
2. 2.🧪 The first prototype held 240 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 330 g. How many more grams did it hold?
3. 3.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
5. 5.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
6. 6.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
7. 7.True or false: to wear safety goggles is not safe. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a rainbow
10. 10.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a spirit level (b) a hand drill (c) a tape measure (d) a spanner
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) wear safety goggles (c) use a cracked tool (d) leave tools on the floor
12. 12.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) no drawings at all (c) only talking fast (d) secret notes
13. 13.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 15 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
14. 14.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 15 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a river (d) a water filter
16. 16.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) ignore it (c) walk away (d) listen and ask why
19. 19.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
21. 21.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
22. 22.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 360 g, 270 g and 390 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer makes medicines in bulk? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) computer
26. 26.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
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.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
29. 29.🧪 The first prototype held 280 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 290 g. How many more grams did it hold?
30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Test”? (a) Plan (b) Test
31. 31.Which job is pliers for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) make a hole in wood (c) measure an angle (d) tighten a nut
32. 32.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
33. 33.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) designs bicycle gears (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) refines crude oil
35. 35.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹151. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
36. 36.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “read the challenge rules”? (a) build it with straws (b) strengthen the weak part (c) choose and draw one (d) sketch three ideas
39. 39.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Ask

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