Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 753 · 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: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.What does the builder do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) keeps the team on track (c) tracks what is used up (d) checks the goals are met
3. 3.Which job is a hammer for? (a) drive in a nail (b) tighten a nut (c) turn a screw (d) smooth a rough edge
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) record every result (c) skip writing results (d) use the same load
5. 5.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹37. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
6. 6.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: to build the model is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a cloud (c) a dam (d) a satellite
10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a waterfall (c) a railway track (d) a river
12. 12.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
13. 13.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
14. 14.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Ask
15. 15.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Create”? (a) Ask (b) Create
16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mountain (c) a mobile phone (d) a cloud
17. 17.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) make a prototype (b) fix the weak part (c) follow the plan to build (d) measure its performance
20. 20.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) not safe (b) safe
21. 21.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹66. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve
23. 23.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a saw (b) a spirit level (c) sandpaper (d) a tape measure
24. 24.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a final test
25. 25.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) redesign after testing (c) build the model (d) list the materials
26. 26.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
27. 27.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs electric motors (c) keeps data safe online (d) designs a flyover
28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Improve”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve
29. 29.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
30. 30.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
31. 31.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a bridge (c) a rainbow (d) a mountain
32. 32.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Plan
34. 34.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) designs school networks (c) designs electric motors (d) plans a space mission
35. 35.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) secret notes (c) no drawings at all (d) only talking fast
37. 37.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
38. 38.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Create
39. 39.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) cooking (c) dance (d) music
40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) electrical (d) civil

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