Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 698 · 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.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) lift a cup of water (c) float for 1 minute (d) roll at least 2 metres
3. 3.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is safe. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
5. 5.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) a sales poster (c) the final product (d) a broken part
6. 6.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Plan
8. 8.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) builds hospital scanners (c) builds a website (d) plans a space mission
10. 10.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 300 g, 280 g and 290 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
11. 11.True or false: to tighten a nut, use sandpaper. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.What does the materials manager do? (a) collects the supplies (b) checks the goals are met (c) puts the model together (d) cuts and joins parts
14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a spirit level (b) a tape measure (c) pliers (d) sandpaper
15. 15.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) tester (d) recorder
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a banyan tree (c) a rainbow (d) a satellite
17. 17.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
18. 18.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
19. 19.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a train (c) a fridge (d) a bridge
20. 20.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) builds a website (c) designs a gearbox (d) runs a fertiliser plant
22. 22.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a tunnel
23. 23.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) pick the build order (b) list the materials (c) fix the weak part (d) check it against goals
24. 24.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) turn a screw (b) smooth a rough edge (c) check a shelf is level (d) make a hole in wood
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) mechanical (b) computer (c) civil (d) biomedical
26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) biomedical
27. 27.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 300 g, design B held 250 g and design C held 200 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
29. 29.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs school networks (c) plans a dam (d) refines crude oil
30. 30.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) plans a power grid (c) designs factory machines (d) designs artificial limbs
31. 31.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a sad song
32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) builder (d) tester
33. 33.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) puts the model together (c) writes down results (d) tracks what is used up
36. 36.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) talk to someone far away
37. 37.True or false: to find the limits is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) hold up 500 g
39. 39.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) fit on a school desk (d) lift a cup of water

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