Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 810 · 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: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) plans a space mission (c) designs a gearbox (d) designs school networks
3. 3.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) designs useful solutions (c) only paints pictures (d) grows crops
4. 4.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a final test (d) a kind of glue
5. 5.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) cooking (c) science (d) dance
6. 6.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to decorate a room (b) to avoid testing (c) to sell them at once (d) to test ideas cheaply
7. 7.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Plan
8. 8.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) designs artificial limbs (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) designs a flyover
9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) civil (c) chemical (d) aerospace
10. 10.True or false: a bridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Plan
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a seashell (c) a bicycle (d) a rainbow
13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
14. 14.What does the builder do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) runs the tests (c) puts the model together (d) checks the goals are met
15. 15.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which need does a train meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) carry many people far (c) reach a top floor fast (d) store water for summer
17. 17.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) civil
21. 21.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
23. 23.What does the team leader do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) runs the tests (c) keeps the team on track (d) keeps the design notes
24. 24.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹74. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
25. 25.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs bicycle gears (c) designs car engines (d) writes app software
26. 26.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 104 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points down, closed (c) by the blades (d) points up, open
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) measure the same way (c) repeat each test (d) test it only once
30. 30.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
31. 31.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
32. 32.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a hand drill. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 26 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
34. 34.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
35. 35.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
36. 36.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) only if it is red (c) yes, always (d) yes, it works
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) electrical (b) chemical (c) computer (d) mechanical
38. 38.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Ask
40. 40.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) what is for lunch? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) who won the match?

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