Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 769 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
2. 2.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 220 g, 150 g and 290 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
3. 3.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) none (b) one (c) all of them (d) two
4. 4.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) not safe (b) safe
5. 5.True or false: to redesign after testing is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) tie back long hair (c) carry scissors closed (d) play near a moving drill
9. 9.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a bridge
10. 10.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) team leader
11. 11.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
12. 12.What does the tester do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) tracks what is used up (c) cuts and joins parts (d) keeps the team on track
13. 13.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 390 g, 280 g and 320 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
14. 14.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which job is a saw for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) cut a wooden plank (c) make a hole in wood (d) measure a long length
16. 16.🤝 A team of 2 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
17. 17.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
18. 18.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
19. 19.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
20. 20.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) civil
23. 23.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) by the blades (c) points up, open (d) while running
24. 24.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) any child alone (c) a stranger (d) an adult
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) float for 1 minute (c) hold up 500 g (d) use at most 20 straws
27. 27.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧪 The first prototype held 180 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 190 g. How many more grams did it hold?
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) civil
30. 30.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) designs hearing aids (c) keeps data safe online (d) designs knee implants
31. 31.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Plan
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) use only paper and tape (c) fit on a school desk (d) hold up 500 g
33. 33.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a seashell (c) a banyan tree (d) a railway track
34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a dam (c) a mobile phone (d) a lift
35. 35.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
36. 36.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) electrical (d) chemical
38. 38.True or false: to skip writing results is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) read the challenge rules (b) sketch three ideas (c) strengthen the weak part (d) choose and draw one
40. 40.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing

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