Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 876 · 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 team of 3 shares 9 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
2. 2.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
3. 3.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a lift (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
5. 5.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a hand drill (b) a protractor (c) a hammer (d) sandpaper
6. 6.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) an early test model (c) the final product (d) a broken part
8. 8.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) reach a top floor fast (c) carry many people far (d) make power from sunlight
10. 10.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Test
11. 11.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) cut a wooden plank (c) check a shelf is level (d) measure a long length
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) civil
13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
14. 14.True or false: an electrical engineer designs power lines. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) choose and draw one (c) strengthen the weak part (d) read the challenge rules
16. 16.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a bicycle (c) a railway track (d) a volcano
17. 17.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹35. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
18. 18.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) use at most 20 straws (c) lift a cup of water (d) fit on a school desk
20. 20.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) drive in a nail (b) smooth a rough edge (c) cut a wooden plank (d) check a shelf is level
21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Ask
22. 22.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a kind of glue (d) a limit you must keep to
23. 23.True or false: to fix the weak part is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a computer engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
26. 26.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 350 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
27. 27.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) use the same load (c) guess, do not measure (d) use a new load each time
29. 29.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 400 g, 250 g and 400 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
30. 30.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
32. 32.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) use only paper and tape (c) fit on a school desk (d) carry 10 coins
34. 34.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 290 g, design B held 390 g and design C held 340 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
35. 35.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) tester (b) builder (c) recorder (d) materials manager
36. 36.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 170 g, design B held 220 g and design C held 270 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
38. 38.True or false: a bridge helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Create”? (a) Improve (b) Create
40. 40.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a banyan tree (c) a bridge (d) a cloud

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