Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 76 · 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 make it better, retest is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a seashell (c) a satellite (d) a coral reef
3. 3.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) the youngest child (c) a stranger (d) any child alone
4. 4.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
5. 5.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which job is a protractor for? (a) measure a long length (b) measure an angle (c) grip and bend wire (d) cut a wooden plank
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Ask
8. 8.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) designs a paint factory (c) designs hearing aids (d) plans a dam
9. 9.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is safe. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) hold up 500 g (c) use only paper and tape (d) use at most 20 straws
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) touch a hot glue tip (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) let adults use hot glue
12. 12.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) tie back long hair (c) run while holding tools (d) leave tools on the floor
16. 16.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) tester
18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Improve
19. 19.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
20. 20.🤝 A team of 5 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Ask
22. 22.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Create”? (a) Plan (b) Create
23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a cloud (c) a dam (d) a volcano
24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a seashell (c) a banyan tree (d) a coral reef
25. 25.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Improve”? (a) Plan (b) Improve
26. 26.Which job is pliers for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure a long length (c) check a shelf is level (d) grip and bend wire
27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) civil
28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a lift (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) tie back long hair (d) put tools back after use
30. 30.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) keep food fresh longer (d) cross a wide river
31. 31.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹38. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
32. 32.True or false: a computer engineer designs electric motors. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Create (d) Ask
34. 34.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 370 g, 230 g and 330 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
35. 35.True or false: a water filter helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to use more paper (b) to get reliable results (c) it looks busy (d) the first is wrong
37. 37.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine
39. 39.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹31. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
40. 40.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) an early test model (c) the final product (d) a sales poster

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