Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 812 · 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: “build it with straws” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) build it with straws (b) strengthen the weak part
2. 2.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Test
3. 3.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 400 g, 290 g and 300 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
4. 4.True or false: an electrical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: to follow the plan to build is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 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
7. 7.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) not safe (b) safe
8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Test
9. 9.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Test
10. 10.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a saw. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
12. 12.What does the recorder do? (a) writes down results (b) checks the goals are met (c) runs the tests (d) cuts and joins parts
13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
14. 14.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🤝 A team of 4 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 7 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
18. 18.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a saw (b) a spanner (c) a spirit level (d) a screwdriver
20. 20.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 86 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
21. 21.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Imagine
23. 23.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a spirit level (b) a saw (c) sandpaper (d) a protractor
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Create”? (a) Improve (b) Create
25. 25.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 96 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.True or false: to cut towards your hand is not safe. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
28. 28.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹25. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
29. 29.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to decorate a room (c) to sell them at once (d) to avoid testing
30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Test
31. 31.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) wear safety goggles (c) tie back long hair (d) cut away from your body
33. 33.True or false: an electrical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) the first is wrong (c) to get reliable results (d) to use more paper
35. 35.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) not safe (b) safe
36. 36.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) only talking fast (c) clear labelled sketches (d) no drawings at all
37. 37.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
39. 39.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) all of them (c) none (d) one
40. 40.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to guess, do not measure? (a) poor testing (b) good testing

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