Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 805 · 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 build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) load it with coins
2. 2.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Imagine
4. 4.Which need does a dam meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make water safe to drink (d) store water for summer
5. 5.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
7. 7.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) wear safety goggles (c) play near a moving drill (d) cut towards your hand
10. 10.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
11. 11.True or false: a mechanical engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: to pick the build order is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which job is a spanner for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) check a shelf is level (c) tighten a nut (d) make a hole in wood
14. 14.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
15. 15.What does the team leader do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) runs the tests (c) collects the supplies (d) keeps the team on track
16. 16.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a spirit level (b) a screwdriver (c) a spanner (d) a saw
17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) computer (d) chemical
18. 18.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) define the problem (b) make a prototype (c) think of wild ideas (d) ask who will use it
19. 19.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) run while holding tools (c) leave tools on the floor (d) touch a hot glue tip
21. 21.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a spirit level (b) pliers (c) a protractor (d) a saw
23. 23.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹54. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
24. 24.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs school networks (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) runs a fertiliser plant
25. 25.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) go through a mountain (c) make power from sunlight (d) see very tiny things
27. 27.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use sandpaper. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a goal for success (c) a final test (d) a limit you must keep to
29. 29.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
30. 30.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) while running (c) points up, open (d) by the blades
32. 32.🧪 The first prototype held 210 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 380 g. How many more grams did it hold?
33. 33.True or false: an electrical engineer designs electric motors. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) go through a mountain (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) pliers (b) sandpaper (c) a protractor (d) a spirit level
36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Test
37. 37.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Test
38. 38.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a protractor (b) a spanner (c) a saw (d) a tape measure
39. 39.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs hearing aids (b) builds rockets (c) designs a flyover (d) plans a power grid
40. 40.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 350 g, 210 g and 340 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?

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