Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 792 · 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 build the model is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
3. 3.🤝 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
4. 4.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) make a prototype (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) find the limits
5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Test
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) biomedical
7. 7.What does the recorder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) puts the model together (c) checks the goals are met (d) keeps the design notes
8. 8.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
9. 9.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: to follow the plan to build is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧪 The first prototype held 80 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 190 g. How many more grams did it hold?
13. 13.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) keeps data safe online (d) builds hospital scanners
14. 14.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
15. 15.What does the builder do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) keeps the team on track (c) keeps the design notes (d) collects the supplies
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) record every result (c) measure the same way (d) change lots at once
17. 17.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹37. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
18. 18.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 400 g, design B held 300 g and design C held 350 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
19. 19.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a saw (b) a spirit level (c) a protractor (d) sandpaper
20. 20.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) try it out (b) define the problem (c) dream up possible fixes (d) list the materials
21. 21.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) safe (b) not safe
22. 22.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) who won the match? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) how can we build it?
23. 23.Which job is a saw for? (a) measure an angle (b) smooth a rough edge (c) cut a wooden plank (d) measure a long length
24. 24.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) by the blades (c) while running (d) points down, closed
26. 26.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve
27. 27.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs bicycle gears (c) designs electric motors (d) designs a metro tunnel
28. 28.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a river (c) a rainbow (d) a water filter
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) repeat each test (c) guess, do not measure (d) use the same load
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a waterfall (c) a mobile phone (d) a cloud
32. 32.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) store water for summer (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
33. 33.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) cooking (c) music (d) dance
34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds rockets? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) aerospace
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) measure the same way (c) change only one thing (d) use a new load each time
36. 36.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to use more paper (c) to get reliable results (d) the first is wrong
37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Test
38. 38.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a screwdriver (b) a saw (c) a spanner (d) pliers
39. 39.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) tester (d) builder
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) cut towards your hand (c) leave tools on the floor (d) carry scissors closed

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