Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 852 · 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.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) walk away (c) listen and ask why (d) ignore it
2. 2.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) makes medicines in bulk (c) designs artificial limbs (d) wires a new building
3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
4. 4.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) be under 30 cm tall
6. 6.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) keeps data safe online (c) designs electric motors (d) plans a dam
7. 7.True or false: to skip writing results is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) electrical
9. 9.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) check it against goals (c) ask who will use it (d) make it better, retest
10. 10.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) while running (c) by the blades (d) points down, closed
11. 11.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
12. 12.True or false: to turn a screw, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a tape measure (b) pliers (c) a protractor (d) a hand drill
14. 14.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a dam
16. 16.🤝 A team plans for 60 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
17. 17.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.What does the recorder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) tracks what is used up (c) writes down results (d) keeps the team on track
19. 19.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) sunglasses (c) safety goggles (d) nothing
20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
21. 21.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
22. 22.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) what is for lunch? (c) how can we build it? (d) why is the sky blue?
23. 23.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) give up
24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a volcano (c) a rainbow (d) a bicycle
25. 25.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) builds hospital scanners (c) designs a paint factory (d) designs a flyover
26. 26.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) builder
27. 27.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a volcano (c) a bridge (d) a rainbow
29. 29.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a saw (b) a hand drill (c) a spirit level (d) a protractor
30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Test
31. 31.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) writes app software (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) designs hearing aids
33. 33.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) builder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) materials manager
34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Test
35. 35.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) build the model (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) check it against goals (d) ask who will use it
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) electrical (d) civil
38. 38.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs electric motors. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a goal for success (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) computer (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) aerospace

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