Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 587 · 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.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
2. 2.Which need does a lift meet? (a) store water for summer (b) go through a mountain (c) reach a top floor fast (d) talk to someone far away
3. 3.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws (c) choose and draw one (d) strengthen the weak part
4. 4.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “choose and draw one”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) choose and draw one
5. 5.🤝 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
6. 6.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) plans a power grid (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) refines crude oil
7. 7.What does the recorder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) tracks what is used up (c) writes down results (d) keeps the team on track
8. 8.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) runs a fertiliser plant (b) refines crude oil (c) designs a flyover (d) builds rockets
9. 9.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) play near a moving drill (c) leave tools on the floor (d) tie back long hair
11. 11.True or false: a chemical engineer refines crude oil. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) float for 1 minute (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) hold up 500 g
13. 13.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to use more paper (b) it looks busy (c) to get reliable results (d) the first is wrong
14. 14.🤝 A team of 4 shares 24 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
15. 15.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
17. 17.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) pliers (b) a saw (c) a tape measure (d) a hammer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) touch a hot glue tip (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) wear safety goggles
19. 19.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) builds a website (c) designs power lines (d) lays out a highway
20. 20.True or false: an electrical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) writes app software (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) designs bicycle gears
22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
23. 23.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 74 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
24. 24.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) designs car engines (c) wires a new building (d) designs factory machines
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) biomedical
26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Test
27. 27.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 180 g, design B held 280 g and design C held 230 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
28. 28.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) store water for summer (c) go through a mountain (d) make power from sunlight
29. 29.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
30. 30.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 310 g, design B held 360 g and design C held 260 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
31. 31.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) pick the build order (b) dream up possible fixes (c) make a prototype (d) define the problem
32. 32.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) change only one thing (c) change lots at once (d) test it only once
37. 37.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) no, it repeats (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, only once
38. 38.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹76. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
39. 39.True or false: to list the materials is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) True (b) False

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