Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 727 · 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.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to test ideas cheaply (c) to decorate a room (d) to avoid testing
2. 2.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 250 g, design B held 300 g and design C held 200 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
3. 3.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 92 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) computer (d) chemical
5. 5.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) plans a dam (c) plans a space mission (d) designs power lines
7. 7.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas
9. 9.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) not safe (b) safe
10. 10.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) a broken part (c) the final product (d) a sales poster
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) lift a cup of water (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) fit on a school desk
12. 12.True or false: to measure its performance is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) sketch three ideas
15. 15.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) builder
16. 16.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) builds a website (c) designs a paint factory (d) designs power lines
17. 17.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a tunnel (c) a lift (d) a water filter
18. 18.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Create
20. 20.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) test it only once (c) change lots at once (d) skip writing results
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) civil (d) computer
23. 23.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
25. 25.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) one (b) none (c) all of them (d) two
26. 26.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) choose and draw one (c) load it with coins (d) strengthen the weak part
27. 27.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
28. 28.🧪 The first prototype held 70 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 230 g. How many more grams did it hold?
29. 29.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) civil
33. 33.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) ignore it (c) laugh at it (d) listen and ask why
34. 34.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the team names (c) the limits on money (d) the tools you use
35. 35.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
36. 36.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) it looks busy (c) to get reliable results (d) to use more paper
37. 37.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a computer engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) no, it repeats (b) only for big jobs (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, only once

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