Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 859 · 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: to put tools back after use is safe. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to decorate a room (b) to sell them at once (c) to avoid testing (d) to test ideas cheaply
3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) computer
4. 4.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Test
5. 5.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹28. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
7. 7.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 600 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) tester (d) recorder
9. 9.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
10. 10.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs power lines. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs a paint factory (c) plans a dam (d) designs bicycle gears
12. 12.Which job is pliers for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) cut a wooden plank (c) grip and bend wire (d) smooth a rough edge
13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Test
14. 14.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) clear labelled sketches (c) secret notes (d) no drawings at all
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
17. 17.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
18. 18.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Test
19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) electrical
21. 21.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) a broken part (c) the final product (d) a sales poster
22. 22.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
23. 23.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) builds a website (c) refines crude oil (d) designs factory machines
25. 25.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Create (d) Plan
26. 26.True or false: to own up to a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) to finish nothing
28. 28.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the tools you use (c) the team names (d) goals a design must meet
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
30. 30.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
31. 31.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) it looks busy (c) to use more paper (d) to get reliable results
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) hold up 500 g (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) be under 30 cm tall
33. 33.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) only if it is red (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, it works
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) use only paper and tape (d) keep ice for 1 hour
35. 35.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 24 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Plan
37. 37.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) pick the build order (b) measure its performance (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) think of wild ideas
38. 38.True or false: to skip writing results is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) what is for lunch? (c) who won the match? (d) how can we build it?
40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a mobile phone (d) a waterfall

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