Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 687 · 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 tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a hammer (b) a spanner (c) a spirit level (d) a saw
2. 2.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) tighten a nut (c) drive in a nail (d) turn a screw
3. 3.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) load it with coins (b) sketch three ideas (c) read the challenge rules (d) build it with straws
4. 4.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) writes down results (c) cuts and joins parts (d) collects the supplies
5. 5.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: an aerospace engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) hold up 500 g (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) use at most 20 straws
8. 8.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a spirit level (b) a saw (c) a hand drill (d) a protractor
9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Plan
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds rockets? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) mechanical
11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Plan
12. 12.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹85. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask
14. 14.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) make power from sunlight (d) talk to someone far away
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a lift (c) a volcano (d) a cloud
16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Plan
17. 17.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) puts the model together (c) keeps the design notes (d) cuts and joins parts
18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Plan
19. 19.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer writes app software? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) computer
21. 21.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) science (c) dance (d) music
22. 22.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
23. 23.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
24. 24.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) plans a space mission (c) wires a new building (d) makes medicines in bulk
25. 25.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a train (c) a water filter (d) a tunnel
26. 26.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) check it against goals (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) fix the weak part
28. 28.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) a stranger (c) any child alone (d) an adult
29. 29.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
30. 30.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) yes, always (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) only if it is red
31. 31.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) safe (b) not safe
33. 33.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a tape measure (b) a hammer (c) pliers (d) a screwdriver
34. 34.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) team leader
35. 35.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) an early test model (c) the final product (d) a broken part
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) tie back long hair (c) play near a moving drill (d) let adults use hot glue
37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
38. 38.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹24. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Test

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