Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 749 · 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 does the team leader do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) shares out the jobs (c) keeps the design notes (d) checks the goals are met
2. 2.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
3. 3.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a kind of glue (d) a goal for success
5. 5.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Imagine
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) use the same load (c) repeat each test (d) measure the same way
8. 8.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 120 g, design B held 220 g and design C held 170 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
9. 9.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which need does a dam meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
11. 11.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) use a new load each time (c) test it only once (d) skip writing results
14. 14.What does the recorder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) puts the model together (c) keeps the design notes (d) keeps the team on track
15. 15.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) an adult (c) any child alone (d) the youngest child
16. 16.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 390 g, 240 g and 240 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a rainbow (c) a mountain (d) a satellite
18. 18.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
19. 19.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
21. 21.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) list the materials (b) try it out (c) dream up possible fixes (d) find the limits
22. 22.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) team leader
24. 24.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is not safe. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
26. 26.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) drive in a nail (c) check a shelf is level (d) turn a screw
27. 27.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) measure an angle (c) make a hole in wood (d) check a shelf is level
28. 28.True or false: a civil engineer designs school networks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.What does the builder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) puts the model together (c) shares out the jobs (d) keeps the design notes
31. 31.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹19. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
33. 33.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) designs bicycle gears (c) designs a flyover (d) makes medicines in bulk
34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) mechanical
35. 35.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) to finish nothing
36. 36.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) aerospace
39. 39.🤝 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
40. 40.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False

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