Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 633 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) change lots at once (c) record every result (d) guess, do not measure
2. 2.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) many skills and ideas (c) to work alone (d) to argue more
3. 3.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Improve
4. 4.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a solar panel (c) a lift (d) a telephone
6. 6.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 160 g, design B held 110 g and design C held 210 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
7. 7.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a rainbow
9. 9.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a lift
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) spend at most ₹100
12. 12.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a telephone (c) a microscope (d) a fridge
14. 14.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 78 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) fix the weak part (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) make a prototype (d) draw a labelled diagram
16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Test (d) Imagine
17. 17.Which need does a dam meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) reach a top floor fast
18. 18.What does the builder do? (a) runs the tests (b) keeps the design notes (c) writes down results (d) cuts and joins parts
19. 19.True or false: to list the materials is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
23. 23.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to use more paper (c) to get reliable results (d) the first is wrong
24. 24.🦺 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
25. 25.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
27. 27.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹24. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Create
29. 29.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
30. 30.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) load it with coins (b) sketch three ideas
33. 33.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
34. 34.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use sandpaper. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤝 A team of 3 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) mechanical
37. 37.🧪 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
38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
39. 39.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Test

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