Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 851 · 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 is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a railway track (c) a bridge (d) a lift
2. 2.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) tester (d) builder
3. 3.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a telephone (c) a dam (d) a microscope
4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Plan
5. 5.🤝 A team of 4 shares 20 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
6. 6.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 180 g, 120 g and 240 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
7. 7.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a protractor (b) a hammer (c) a spanner (d) a screwdriver
8. 8.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) designs a paint factory (c) designs car engines (d) designs a gearbox
10. 10.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) safe (b) not safe
12. 12.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a protractor (b) a hammer (c) sandpaper (d) a spirit level
13. 13.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) only for big jobs (c) yes, only once (d) no, it repeats
14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) pliers (b) a spanner (c) a hand drill (d) a screwdriver
15. 15.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
16. 16.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 48 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs a gearbox (c) keeps data safe online (d) designs a flyover
18. 18.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) recorder (d) tester
19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Plan
20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a hand drill (b) a saw (c) a tape measure (d) a hammer
21. 21.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) tester (d) team leader
22. 22.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan
24. 24.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs hearing aids (b) designs a flyover (c) designs factory machines (d) keeps data safe online
25. 25.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) designs satellites (c) designs a paint factory (d) plans a power grid
26. 26.True or false: to hide a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 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
28. 28.True or false: to redesign after testing is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) safe (b) not safe
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) lift a cup of water (c) use at most 20 straws (d) use only paper and tape
31. 31.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
32. 32.Which job is a protractor for? (a) measure a long length (b) smooth a rough edge (c) check a shelf is level (d) measure an angle
33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) electrical
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) change only one thing (c) repeat each test (d) guess, do not measure
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) build the model (b) ask who will use it (c) think of wild ideas (d) make it better, retest
36. 36.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) sells tickets (c) only paints pictures (d) designs useful solutions
37. 37.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
38. 38.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Test
39. 39.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 900 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) electrical

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