Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 57 · 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.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
2. 2.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) laugh at it (c) walk away (d) listen and ask why
4. 4.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 104 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) many skills and ideas (c) to work alone (d) to argue more
6. 6.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Create
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Imagine
8. 8.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) plans a space mission (c) refines crude oil (d) writes app software
9. 9.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Create
10. 10.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a hand drill (b) a tape measure (c) a spirit level (d) a screwdriver
11. 11.True or false: to tie back long hair is safe. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) computer (d) mechanical
13. 13.Which job is a hammer for? (a) measure an angle (b) cut a wooden plank (c) drive in a nail (d) make a hole in wood
14. 14.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
15. 15.🤝 A team of 5 shares 20 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 7 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
16. 16.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a solar panel helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) cut away from your body (d) run while holding tools
19. 19.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) no, it repeats (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, only once (d) only for big jobs
21. 21.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) roll at least 2 metres
23. 23.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a saw (b) a screwdriver (c) sandpaper (d) a tape measure
24. 24.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 400 g, design B held 350 g and design C held 300 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) use the same load (c) guess, do not measure (d) repeat each test
26. 26.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) buys every material (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
27. 27.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) talk to someone far away (c) make power from sunlight (d) make water safe to drink
28. 28.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) list the materials (b) follow the plan to build (c) define the problem (d) make a prototype
29. 29.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 170 g, design B held 120 g and design C held 220 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
30. 30.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
31. 31.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 106 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) civil (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) electrical
33. 33.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
34. 34.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 340 g, 200 g and 360 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
35. 35.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
36. 36.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a bicycle (c) a railway track (d) a dam
37. 37.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) any child alone (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
38. 38.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs a gearbox (c) designs aeroplane wings (d) plans a power grid
39. 39.True or false: to laugh at ideas is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) smooth a rough edge (c) make a hole in wood (d) tighten a nut

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