Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 636 · 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 design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Ask
2. 2.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to argue more (c) to finish nothing (d) many skills and ideas
3. 3.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) safe (b) not safe
4. 4.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) recorder
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) mechanical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) electrical
6. 6.True or false: to cut towards your hand is safe. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 250 g, design B held 350 g and design C held 300 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
8. 8.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) goals a design must meet (c) the team names (d) the tools you use
9. 9.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 15 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
10. 10.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 370 g, design B held 270 g and design C held 320 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
11. 11.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
12. 12.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 50 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: to laugh at ideas is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) electrical (d) aerospace
17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Plan
18. 18.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) plans a dam (c) designs electric motors (d) refines crude oil
19. 19.True or false: a chemical engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “build it with straws”? (a) load it with coins (b) build it with straws
22. 22.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) ignore it (c) listen and ask why (d) walk away
23. 23.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Ask
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
26. 26.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹122. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
27. 27.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
28. 28.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 220 g, design B held 270 g and design C held 170 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
30. 30.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
31. 31.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Improve
32. 32.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Ask
33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) biomedical
34. 34.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) carry many people far (c) make water safe to drink (d) keep food fresh longer
35. 35.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a road that floods (c) a boring story (d) a lost cricket match
36. 36.What does the recorder do? (a) writes down results (b) shares out the jobs (c) puts the model together (d) checks the goals are met
37. 37.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a fridge (c) a bridge (d) a solar panel
38. 38.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) builds a website (c) designs power lines (d) refines crude oil
39. 39.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) give up (c) Ask (d) Improve
40. 40.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

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