Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 634 · 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) guess, do not measure (b) test it only once (c) measure the same way (d) hide a failed test
2. 2.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹54. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
3. 3.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) float for 1 minute
5. 5.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) any child alone
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) let adults use hot glue (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) leave tools on the floor
7. 7.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) builds at once (c) buys every material (d) paints the model
8. 8.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) a sales poster (c) a broken part (d) the final product
9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) use a cracked tool (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) carry scissors closed
11. 11.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Create
12. 12.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
13. 13.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Create
15. 15.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “load it with coins”? (a) load it with coins (b) strengthen the weak part
16. 16.True or false: to play near a moving drill is not safe. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Improve
19. 19.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a spirit level (b) a hand drill (c) a hammer (d) a tape measure
20. 20.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) none (b) two (c) one (d) all of them
21. 21.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “choose and draw one”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) strengthen the weak part (c) sketch three ideas (d) build it with straws
22. 22.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) see very tiny things (c) keep food fresh longer (d) cross a wide river
23. 23.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) read the challenge rules (c) strengthen the weak part (d) choose and draw one
24. 24.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) chemical
26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Plan
27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
28. 28.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) build it with straws (b) read the challenge rules
29. 29.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) plans a dam (c) designs school networks (d) designs artificial limbs
30. 30.🧪 The first prototype held 220 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 250 g. How many more grams did it hold?
31. 31.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) mechanical
33. 33.Which need does a train meet? (a) store water for summer (b) carry many people far (c) talk to someone far away (d) reach a top floor fast
34. 34.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) no, it repeats (b) yes, only once (c) only for big jobs (d) only on Sundays
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) aerospace
36. 36.🤝 A team of 5 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
37. 37.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 30 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
38. 38.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a water filter (c) a train (d) a bridge
39. 39.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a spanner (b) sandpaper (c) a spirit level (d) a tape measure
40. 40.True or false: to play near a moving drill is safe. (a) False (b) True

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