Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 786 · 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: a civil engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: to build the model is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) give up
4. 4.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) builds hospital scanners (c) refines crude oil (d) designs car engines
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a river (c) a satellite (d) a seashell
6. 6.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) writes app software (c) designs a gearbox (d) designs aeroplane wings
9. 9.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) let adults use hot glue (c) wear safety goggles (d) touch a hot glue tip
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a rainbow (d) a ceiling fan
12. 12.🧪 The first prototype held 230 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
13. 13.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a tape measure (b) a protractor (c) a saw (d) a spirit level
14. 14.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) laugh at it (c) ignore it (d) walk away
15. 15.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
16. 16.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Test (d) Ask
17. 17.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) check it against goals (c) think of wild ideas (d) measure its performance
18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) use a new load each time (c) hide a failed test (d) guess, do not measure
20. 20.🧪 The first prototype held 290 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 330 g. How many more grams did it hold?
21. 21.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹28. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
22. 22.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) the youngest child (c) an adult (d) a stranger
23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Imagine”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine
24. 24.🤝 A team plans for 25 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
25. 25.True or false: to define the problem is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to use more paper (c) the first is wrong (d) to get reliable results
27. 27.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) not safe (b) safe
28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Imagine
29. 29.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
30. 30.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) carry many people far (c) see very tiny things (d) talk to someone far away
31. 31.🧪 The first prototype held 100 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 140 g. How many more grams did it hold?
32. 32.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a train (c) a tunnel (d) a water filter
33. 33.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs satellites. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to work alone
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) computer
36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a dam (d) a seashell
37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
38. 38.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) recorder

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