Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 882 · 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.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
2. 2.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) to finish nothing
3. 3.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a volcano (c) a bridge (d) a cloud
4. 4.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
5. 5.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) pick the build order (b) redesign after testing (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) follow the plan to build
6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Improve”? (a) Plan (b) Improve
7. 7.True or false: to laugh at ideas is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) builder
9. 9.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) a broken part (c) the final product (d) an early test model
10. 10.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a train (c) a fridge (d) a tunnel
12. 12.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 46 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) computer
15. 15.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 66 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.🧪 The first prototype held 230 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 290 g. How many more grams did it hold?
17. 17.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) materials manager
18. 18.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a satellite (c) a water filter (d) a volcano
20. 20.True or false: an electrical engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
23. 23.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Imagine
24. 24.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) to use more paper (c) to get reliable results (d) it looks busy
25. 25.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) designs artificial limbs (c) wires a new building (d) designs aeroplane wings
26. 26.True or false: an aerospace engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a waterfall
28. 28.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Plan
30. 30.True or false: a microscope helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) read the challenge rules (b) choose and draw one (c) strengthen the weak part (d) build it with straws
32. 32.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) writes down results (c) cuts and joins parts (d) runs the tests
33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
34. 34.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “build it with straws”? (a) build it with straws (b) strengthen the weak part
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) try it out (b) follow the plan to build (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) draw a labelled diagram
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) civil (d) aerospace
37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Test (d) Improve
38. 38.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a railway track (c) a mobile phone (d) a satellite
40. 40.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹136. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?

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