Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 816 · 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.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine
3. 3.🧪 The first prototype held 120 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 300 g. How many more grams did it hold?
4. 4.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) define the problem (c) pick the build order (d) think of wild ideas
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) chemical
6. 6.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) carry many people far (c) cross a wide river (d) make water safe to drink
7. 7.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Create
8. 8.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
10. 10.🧪 The first prototype held 290 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
11. 11.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a lift (d) a dam
12. 12.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 102 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a spirit level (b) pliers (c) a hand drill (d) a tape measure
15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) electrical (d) mechanical
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a coral reef (c) a cloud (d) a lift
17. 17.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a solar panel (c) a lift (d) a train
18. 18.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) two (c) one (d) none
19. 19.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) an adult (c) the youngest child (d) any child alone
20. 20.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) use a new load each time (c) repeat each test (d) change lots at once
22. 22.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) plans a space mission (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) wires a new building
23. 23.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a rainbow (c) a mountain (d) a river
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) computer (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a satellite (c) a coral reef (d) a cloud
27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
28. 28.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
29. 29.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) tester
30. 30.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹22. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
31. 31.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) pick the build order (b) follow the plan to build (c) make it better, retest (d) draw a labelled diagram
32. 32.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) no drawings at all (c) clear labelled sketches (d) only talking fast
34. 34.True or false: to pick the build order is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a railway track (c) a cloud (d) a mobile phone
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) touch a hot glue tip (c) tie back long hair (d) wear safety goggles
39. 39.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) builder

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