Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 703 · 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.🤝 A team of 3 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
2. 2.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 350 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) mechanical
5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a dam (c) a coral reef (d) a mountain
6. 6.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
7. 7.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) define the problem (b) try it out (c) build the model (d) ask who will use it
8. 8.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to use more paper (b) to get reliable results (c) it looks busy (d) the first is wrong
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) mechanical (d) computer
11. 11.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) builder (b) tester (c) recorder (d) team leader
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a space mission? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
14. 14.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) chemical
16. 16.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) understands the problem (c) builds at once (d) buys every material
17. 17.🤝 A team of 5 shares 20 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
18. 18.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 210 g, design B held 110 g and design C held 160 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
20. 20.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) try it out (b) think of wild ideas (c) ask who will use it (d) draw a labelled diagram
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) biomedical
22. 22.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
23. 23.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) builder (d) team leader
24. 24.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Plan
25. 25.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) chemical (b) electrical (c) computer (d) aerospace
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) play near a moving drill (c) run while holding tools (d) leave tools on the floor
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) mechanical (d) chemical
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) cut away from your body (c) wear safety goggles (d) touch a hot glue tip
30. 30.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) who won the match? (d) what is for lunch?
31. 31.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) team leader
32. 32.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a hammer (b) a spirit level (c) pliers (d) a spanner
33. 33.True or false: an electrical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to decorate a room (c) to sell them at once (d) to avoid testing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) use a cracked tool (d) run while holding tools
36. 36.True or false: an electrical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) ask who will use it (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) redesign after testing (d) build the model
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) tie back long hair (c) leave tools on the floor (d) carry scissors closed
40. 40.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 94 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No

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