Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 640 · 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.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) tester (d) team leader
2. 2.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a hammer (b) a screwdriver (c) a spanner (d) a protractor
3. 3.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 240 g, 50 g and 160 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) computer (d) mechanical
6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
7. 7.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a banyan tree (b) a dam (c) a railway track (d) a bicycle
9. 9.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
10. 10.🤝 A team plans for 30 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) hold up 500 g (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) lift a cup of water
12. 12.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
13. 13.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to use more paper (c) the first is wrong (d) to get reliable results
14. 14.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) measure an angle (c) drive in a nail (d) make a hole in wood
16. 16.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Ask
17. 17.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) electrical (d) computer
19. 19.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to work alone (c) many skills and ideas (d) to finish nothing
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) civil
21. 21.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) designs a paint factory (c) designs knee implants (d) lays out a highway
22. 22.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) carry many people far (c) see very tiny things (d) reach a top floor fast
23. 23.Which job is a spanner for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure an angle (c) turn a screw (d) measure a long length
24. 24.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the team names (c) the tools you use (d) goals a design must meet
25. 25.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Ask
26. 26.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 260 g, design B held 160 g and design C held 210 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Test
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) play near a moving drill (c) let adults use hot glue (d) tie back long hair
29. 29.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Test (d) Plan
32. 32.True or false: a civil engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which job is pliers for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) grip and bend wire (c) check a shelf is level (d) measure a long length
34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) civil
35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) pliers (b) a hand drill (c) a spanner (d) a hammer
36. 36.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a saw (b) pliers (c) a screwdriver (d) a hand drill
37. 37.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) sketch three ideas
40. 40.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) designs satellites (c) refines crude oil (d) designs artificial limbs

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