Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 657 · 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.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a dam (c) a tunnel (d) a train
2. 2.What does the recorder do? (a) puts the model together (b) keeps the team on track (c) runs the tests (d) keeps the design notes
3. 3.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧪 The first prototype held 210 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
5. 5.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
6. 6.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a kind of glue (d) a limit you must keep to
7. 7.What does the team leader do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) writes down results (c) cuts and joins parts (d) shares out the jobs
8. 8.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Create
9. 9.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 310 g, 180 g and 350 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
10. 10.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) designs a gearbox (c) plans a power grid (d) designs aeroplane wings
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a volcano (c) a banyan tree (d) a satellite
12. 12.🤝 A team of 2 shares 4 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) repeat each test (c) measure the same way (d) skip writing results
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) carry 10 coins (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) be under 30 cm tall
15. 15.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Create
17. 17.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 42 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.Which job is a spanner for? (a) tighten a nut (b) turn a screw (c) measure a long length (d) cut a wooden plank
19. 19.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 220 g, design B held 170 g and design C held 270 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a hand drill (b) a screwdriver (c) a spirit level (d) pliers
21. 21.True or false: to make a prototype is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Create
23. 23.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) carry scissors closed (c) cut away from your body (d) let adults use hot glue
26. 26.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) lays out a highway (c) designs factory machines (d) wires a new building
27. 27.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
28. 28.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) safe (b) not safe
29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a ceiling fan (c) a banyan tree (d) a lift
30. 30.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) fix the weak part (b) think of wild ideas (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) define the problem
31. 31.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) all of them (c) none (d) one
32. 32.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Plan”? (a) Imagine (b) Plan
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) be under 30 cm tall
34. 34.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹66. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
35. 35.🤝 A team of 5 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
36. 36.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 240 g, 180 g and 270 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) civil
38. 38.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Create
39. 39.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) an adult (c) a stranger (d) the youngest child
40. 40.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) walk away (c) laugh at it (d) ignore it

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