Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 765 · 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.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹123. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
2. 2.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) tester (d) builder
3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
4. 4.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹95. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
6. 6.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to decorate a room (b) to avoid testing (c) to sell them at once (d) to test ideas cheaply
7. 7.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 390 g, 230 g and 370 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
8. 8.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “read the challenge rules”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws (c) choose and draw one (d) strengthen the weak part
9. 9.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) tracks what is used up (c) puts the model together (d) keeps the design notes
10. 10.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) yes, always (c) yes, it works (d) only if it is red
11. 11.🧪 The first prototype held 200 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 300 g. How many more grams did it hold?
12. 12.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
13. 13.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) find the limits (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) make a prototype (d) ask who will use it
14. 14.True or false: a chemical engineer plans a power grid. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧪 The first prototype held 70 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 240 g. How many more grams did it hold?
16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
17. 17.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a saw (b) a spanner (c) a protractor (d) a screwdriver
18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a water filter (c) a seashell (d) a banyan tree
19. 19.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a telephone
20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Ask
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a mobile phone (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
22. 22.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
23. 23.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) many skills and ideas (c) to work alone (d) to argue more
24. 24.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) electrical
26. 26.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
27. 27.🤝 A team plans for 35 minutes, builds for 15 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
28. 28.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs hearing aids (b) refines crude oil (c) plans a dam (d) designs bicycle gears
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a river (c) a satellite (d) a railway track
30. 30.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is not safe. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) one (c) none (d) all of them
32. 32.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a hand drill (b) a tape measure (c) a spanner (d) a saw
33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) computer (d) chemical
34. 34.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) keeps data safe online (c) designs a gearbox (d) builds hospital scanners
35. 35.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 200 g, design B held 150 g and design C held 100 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
36. 36.True or false: to blame others for faults is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
38. 38.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) build the model (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) dream up possible fixes (d) think of wild ideas
39. 39.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Improve

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