Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 74 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) put tools back after use (c) cut away from your body (d) use a cracked tool
2. 2.True or false: a microscope helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) skip writing results (c) guess, do not measure (d) change only one thing
4. 4.🧪 The first prototype held 250 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
5. 5.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) the youngest child (c) an adult (d) any child alone
6. 6.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) safe (b) not safe
7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) electrical
8. 8.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🤝 A team plans for 15 minutes, builds for 15 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
10. 10.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) civil (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) chemical
13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
14. 14.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) electrical (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) civil
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) biomedical
17. 17.True or false: to put tools back after use is not safe. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) music (c) dance (d) cooking
19. 19.True or false: a computer engineer keeps data safe online. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔄 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
21. 21.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs a flyover (c) builds hospital scanners (d) designs factory machines
22. 22.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) make a prototype (b) think of wild ideas (c) follow the plan to build (d) ask who will use it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) lift a cup of water (d) be under 30 cm tall
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bridge (c) a banyan tree (d) a dam
26. 26.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) yes, it works (c) yes, always (d) only if it is red
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) lift a cup of water (d) float for 1 minute
29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) fit on a school desk (c) float for 1 minute (d) roll at least 2 metres
31. 31.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a train (d) a dam
32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) biomedical
33. 33.🤝 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
34. 34.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) touch a hot glue tip (c) use a cracked tool (d) play near a moving drill
37. 37.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) load it with coins (b) choose and draw one (c) strengthen the weak part (d) read the challenge rules
39. 39.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Plan

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