Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 627 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Test
2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) civil
3. 3.What does the builder do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) tracks what is used up (c) keeps the team on track (d) collects the supplies
4. 4.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) designs hearing aids (c) designs a paint factory (d) designs aeroplane wings
5. 5.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which job is a spanner for? (a) tighten a nut (b) make a hole in wood (c) drive in a nail (d) grip and bend wire
7. 7.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Plan
8. 8.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹58. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
9. 9.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) drive in a nail (b) cut a wooden plank (c) smooth a rough edge (d) check a shelf is level
10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a waterfall (d) a lift
11. 11.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) tester
12. 12.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) measure a long length (b) check a shelf is level (c) grip and bend wire (d) smooth a rough edge
13. 13.Which job is a protractor for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) check a shelf is level (c) measure an angle (d) grip and bend wire
14. 14.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 270 g, 100 g and 200 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) float for 1 minute (c) lift a cup of water (d) use only paper and tape
16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Test
17. 17.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) choose and draw one (c) load it with coins (d) sketch three ideas
18. 18.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) by the blades (c) points up, open (d) points down, closed
19. 19.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
21. 21.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
22. 22.True or false: a train helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧪 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
27. 27.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) strengthen the weak part
29. 29.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) change only one thing (c) repeat each test (d) record every result
32. 32.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
33. 33.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Test
34. 34.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
35. 35.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧪 The first prototype held 250 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 370 g. How many more grams did it hold?
37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Imagine
38. 38.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a coral reef (c) a ceiling fan (d) a cloud

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