Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 705 · 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 dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 340 g, design B held 290 g and design C held 390 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
3. 3.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) choose and draw one (b) sketch three ideas (c) strengthen the weak part (d) load it with coins
4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹68. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
5. 5.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a solar panel (c) a tunnel (d) a train
6. 6.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) measure its performance (b) pick the build order (c) fix the weak part (d) ask who will use it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) use the same load (c) hide a failed test (d) measure the same way
8. 8.True or false: to use the same load is good testing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is safe. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧪 The first prototype held 140 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 150 g. How many more grams did it hold?
12. 12.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) read the challenge rules (c) sketch three ideas (d) choose and draw one
13. 13.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the limits on money (c) goals a design must meet (d) the tools you use
14. 14.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Plan
16. 16.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) chemical
18. 18.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) safe (b) not safe
19. 19.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a goal for success (c) a final test (d) a limit you must keep to
20. 20.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) use at most 20 straws (c) carry 10 coins (d) finish in 40 minutes
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) computer (d) mechanical
24. 24.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) try it out (b) think of wild ideas (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) follow the plan to build
25. 25.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a spanner (b) a hand drill (c) a hammer (d) sandpaper
26. 26.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) materials manager
27. 27.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 54 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Ask
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) lift a cup of water (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) spend at most ₹100
30. 30.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points up, open (c) by the blades (d) points down, closed
31. 31.Which job is a saw for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) drive in a nail (c) cut a wooden plank (d) make a hole in wood
32. 32.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs power lines. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a satellite (d) a banyan tree
35. 35.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹61. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
37. 37.True or false: to try it out is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Ask

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