Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 566 · 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.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve
3. 3.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
4. 4.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a boring story (c) a sad song (d) a road that floods
5. 5.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
6. 6.True or false: a computer engineer plans a power grid. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) designs power lines (c) designs aeroplane wings (d) designs a flyover
8. 8.Which need does a dam meet? (a) carry many people far (b) store water for summer (c) make power from sunlight (d) make water safe to drink
9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Plan
11. 11.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a hand drill (b) a hammer (c) pliers (d) a tape measure
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) run while holding tools (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) let adults use hot glue
13. 13.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws (c) read the challenge rules (d) choose and draw one
15. 15.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
16. 16.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹12. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
17. 17.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a telephone helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤝 A team plans for 25 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
21. 21.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) store water for summer (b) talk to someone far away (c) go through a mountain (d) reach a top floor fast
22. 22.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
24. 24.🤝 A team of 5 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
25. 25.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) finish in 40 minutes
27. 27.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧪 The first prototype held 250 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 290 g. How many more grams did it hold?
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) civil
30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) materials manager
31. 31.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) go through a mountain (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make power from sunlight
35. 35.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) cut a wooden plank (c) smooth a rough edge (d) measure an angle
36. 36.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
37. 37.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) builds hospital scanners (c) designs car engines (d) designs satellites
38. 38.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) not safe (b) safe
39. 39.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 170 g, 150 g and 190 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
40. 40.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) True (b) False

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