Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 730 · 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: to build the model is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 240 g, 170 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
3. 3.Which job is a hammer for? (a) measure a long length (b) make a hole in wood (c) drive in a nail (d) check a shelf is level
4. 4.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) build the model (d) list the materials
5. 5.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
6. 6.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
7. 7.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
8. 8.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a hammer. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) choose and draw one (b) read the challenge rules
11. 11.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) cooking (c) dance (d) music
12. 12.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a microscope
13. 13.True or false: a solar panel helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a space mission? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) civil
15. 15.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹25. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
17. 17.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Plan
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) cut towards your hand (c) tie back long hair (d) leave tools on the floor
20. 20.What does the builder do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) keeps the team on track (c) checks the goals are met (d) runs the tests
21. 21.True or false: to do all the work alone is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to carry scissors closed? (a) safe (b) not safe
24. 24.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) define the problem (b) make it better, retest (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) measure its performance
28. 28.True or false: a civil engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Imagine
30. 30.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
31. 31.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) no drawings at all (c) secret notes (d) only talking fast
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a rainbow (c) a water filter (d) a river
34. 34.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points up, open (c) points down, closed (d) while running
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a mobile phone (c) a waterfall (d) a banyan tree
36. 36.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) lays out a highway (c) wires a new building (d) refines crude oil
37. 37.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) drive in a nail (b) turn a screw (c) measure a long length (d) smooth a rough edge
38. 38.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a banyan tree (b) a bicycle (c) a satellite (d) a lift
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Improve

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