Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 736 · 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 test it only once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) lift a cup of water (d) be under 30 cm tall
3. 3.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
5. 5.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a lost cricket match (d) a road that floods
6. 6.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a lift (c) a satellite (d) a banyan tree
8. 8.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) electrical (d) biomedical
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) fit on a school desk (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) use only paper and tape
11. 11.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) many skills and ideas (c) to finish nothing (d) to argue more
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) aerospace (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) chemical
13. 13.🤝 A team of 5 shares 20 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
14. 14.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Imagine
15. 15.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
16. 16.True or false: a biomedical engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 330 g, 150 g and 240 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
18. 18.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) secret notes (c) no drawings at all (d) only talking fast
20. 20.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹87. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) use only paper and tape (c) carry 10 coins (d) spend at most ₹100
22. 22.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) designs factory machines (c) designs aeroplane wings (d) designs knee implants
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a dam (c) a mountain (d) a banyan tree
24. 24.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Plan
25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
26. 26.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to sell them at once (c) to avoid testing (d) to decorate a room
27. 27.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) buys every material
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) electrical
29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) guess, do not measure (c) change lots at once (d) hide a failed test
31. 31.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) recorder
33. 33.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
34. 34.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Improve
36. 36.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a saw (b) a tape measure (c) a hand drill (d) sandpaper
37. 37.🧪 The first prototype held 270 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 430 g. How many more grams did it hold?
38. 38.What does the materials manager do? (a) collects the supplies (b) writes down results (c) cuts and joins parts (d) keeps the team on track
39. 39.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to check it against goals is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True

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