Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 664 · 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) tie back long hair (b) let adults use hot glue (c) play near a moving drill (d) wear safety goggles
2. 2.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
3. 3.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) plans a space mission (c) designs a gearbox (d) designs a paint factory
4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Test
5. 5.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 360 g, 230 g and 340 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
7. 7.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to finish nothing (c) many skills and ideas (d) to work alone
8. 8.What does the materials manager do? (a) puts the model together (b) keeps the team on track (c) cuts and joins parts (d) collects the supplies
9. 9.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) goals a design must meet (c) the tools you use (d) the team names
10. 10.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is safe. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) who won the match? (d) how can we build it?
13. 13.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Plan
14. 14.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
15. 15.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Test
17. 17.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) builder (d) recorder
19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) aerospace
20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a volcano (c) a water filter (d) a ceiling fan
21. 21.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) cross a wide river (c) store water for summer (d) talk to someone far away
22. 22.What does the recorder do? (a) writes down results (b) collects the supplies (c) keeps the team on track (d) cuts and joins parts
23. 23.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) all of them (c) one (d) none
24. 24.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a screwdriver (b) pliers (c) a saw (d) a spanner
25. 25.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹100. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
26. 26.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) fix the weak part (c) follow the plan to build (d) define the problem
27. 27.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 340 g, 220 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) put tools back after use (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) leave tools on the floor
29. 29.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 450 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
30. 30.🧪 The first prototype held 150 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
31. 31.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
32. 32.Which job is pliers for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) check a shelf is level (c) measure a long length (d) turn a screw
33. 33.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) an early test model (c) the final product (d) a broken part
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a ceiling fan (d) a rainbow
35. 35.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a tunnel
36. 36.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) pick the build order (b) define the problem (c) check it against goals (d) fix the weak part
37. 37.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
38. 38.Which job is a saw for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) turn a screw (c) drive in a nail (d) cut a wooden plank
39. 39.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve

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