Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 793 · 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.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) pick the build order (b) follow the plan to build (c) define the problem (d) make a prototype
2. 2.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
3. 3.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
4. 4.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) define the problem (c) make a prototype (d) find the limits
6. 6.True or false: a dam helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) hold up 500 g (d) use at most 20 straws
8. 8.Which job is pliers for? (a) drive in a nail (b) measure an angle (c) tighten a nut (d) grip and bend wire
9. 9.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹44. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Imagine
11. 11.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
12. 12.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 28 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) computer (c) chemical (d) aerospace
14. 14.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) none (b) one (c) two (d) all of them
15. 15.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a final test (d) a kind of glue
16. 16.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) pliers (b) a screwdriver (c) a spirit level (d) a protractor
17. 17.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
18. 18.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a railway track (c) a seashell (d) a dam
19. 19.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a lost cricket match (d) a road that floods
20. 20.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a rainbow (c) a railway track (d) a mobile phone
22. 22.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a bicycle (c) a waterfall (d) a banyan tree
24. 24.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) shares out the jobs (c) puts the model together (d) writes down results
26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a dam (c) a mountain (d) a lift
27. 27.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to work alone (c) many skills and ideas (d) to finish nothing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) put tools back after use (c) cut towards your hand (d) leave tools on the floor
29. 29.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) mechanical
31. 31.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) try it out (b) ask who will use it (c) dream up possible fixes (d) fix the weak part
32. 32.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.What does the builder do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) keeps the team on track (c) puts the model together (d) writes down results
34. 34.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
35. 35.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Improve
37. 37.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) grip and bend wire (c) turn a screw (d) measure a long length
38. 38.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) safety goggles (c) sunglasses (d) nothing
39. 39.What does the tester do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) puts the model together (c) keeps the team on track (d) runs the tests
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Improve”? (a) Ask (b) Improve

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