Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 725 · 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.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) an early test model (c) the final product (d) a sales poster
2. 2.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) nothing (c) sunglasses (d) safety goggles
3. 3.Which job is a protractor for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure an angle (c) cut a wooden plank (d) grip and bend wire
4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
5. 5.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) give up
6. 6.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) team leader (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) recorder
7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
8. 8.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) designs hearing aids (c) designs bicycle gears (d) designs a flyover
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) electrical (b) computer (c) civil (d) aerospace
11. 11.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
12. 12.🧪 The first prototype held 220 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 230 g. How many more grams did it hold?
13. 13.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) team leader (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) recorder
14. 14.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) an adult (c) any child alone (d) a stranger
15. 15.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
16. 16.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to get reliable results (c) to use more paper (d) the first is wrong
17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Imagine
18. 18.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) walk away (c) laugh at it (d) listen and ask why
19. 19.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to decorate a room (b) to avoid testing (c) to sell them at once (d) to test ideas cheaply
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
22. 22.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) fix the weak part (b) define the problem (c) dream up possible fixes (d) draw a labelled diagram
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a seashell (c) a volcano (d) a river
24. 24.True or false: a water filter helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) make a prototype (b) define the problem (c) fix the weak part (d) draw a labelled diagram
26. 26.True or false: to define the problem is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which job is a spanner for? (a) measure a long length (b) smooth a rough edge (c) tighten a nut (d) make a hole in wood
28. 28.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) builder
29. 29.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) designs satellites (c) refines crude oil (d) wires a new building
30. 30.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
31. 31.Which job is pliers for? (a) measure a long length (b) tighten a nut (c) check a shelf is level (d) grip and bend wire
32. 32.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a coral reef (c) a banyan tree (d) a waterfall
34. 34.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only for big jobs (c) only on Sundays (d) no, it repeats
35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Ask
36. 36.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹80. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
38. 38.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) store water for summer (d) keep food fresh longer
40. 40.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?

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