Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 545 · 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.🤝 A team plans for 40 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
2. 2.🤝 A team of 4 shares 24 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) use the same load (c) change only one thing (d) change lots at once
4. 4.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
5. 5.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) ignore it (c) laugh at it (d) listen and ask why
6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a dam (c) a satellite (d) a volcano
7. 7.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to avoid testing (b) to test ideas cheaply (c) to decorate a room (d) to sell them at once
8. 8.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) hide a failed test (c) guess, do not measure (d) use a new load each time
10. 10.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) strengthen the weak part (c) read the challenge rules (d) choose and draw one
11. 11.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
12. 12.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) build the model (b) try it out (c) measure its performance (d) list the materials
13. 13.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Create
15. 15.🤝 A team plans for 25 minutes, builds for 10 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
16. 16.Which job is a protractor for? (a) turn a screw (b) measure an angle (c) make a hole in wood (d) drive in a nail
17. 17.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 350 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a mountain (c) a bicycle (d) a volcano
19. 19.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
20. 20.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) none (b) two (c) all of them (d) one
23. 23.True or false: a chemical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Plan
25. 25.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 360 g, 280 g and 200 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
26. 26.🧪 The first prototype held 180 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 350 g. How many more grams did it hold?
27. 27.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) civil
29. 29.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a ceiling fan (c) a dam (d) a river
32. 32.True or false: a civil engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a civil engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
36. 36.🤝 A team plans for 40 minutes, builds for 15 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) computer (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) chemical
38. 38.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine
39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) mechanical
40. 40.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) build it with straws (c) read the challenge rules (d) choose and draw one

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