Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 894 · 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 branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) computer
2. 2.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) builds at once (c) buys every material (d) understands the problem
3. 3.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) builds a website (c) designs a gearbox (d) designs aeroplane wings
4. 4.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) cross a wide river (c) keep food fresh longer (d) reach a top floor fast
5. 5.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
6. 6.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) store water for summer (b) go through a mountain (c) make water safe to drink (d) make power from sunlight
7. 7.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
8. 8.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) any child alone
9. 9.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Imagine
10. 10.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a water filter
11. 11.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) cuts and joins parts (c) writes down results (d) runs the tests
12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Ask
13. 13.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Create
15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) civil
16. 16.What does the tester do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) keeps the design notes (c) runs the tests (d) collects the supplies
17. 17.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 250 g, 160 g and 250 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
18. 18.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a hand drill (b) a saw (c) a spirit level (d) a protractor
19. 19.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) many skills and ideas (c) to work alone (d) to finish nothing
20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a saw (b) sandpaper (c) pliers (d) a hammer
21. 21.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) recorder (d) team leader
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Ask
24. 24.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹24. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
26. 26.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Improve
28. 28.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a seashell (d) a mobile phone
32. 32.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs electric motors. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.What does the builder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) runs the tests (c) keeps the team on track (d) puts the model together
34. 34.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) no drawings at all (b) secret notes (c) only talking fast (d) clear labelled sketches
35. 35.True or false: a bridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a cloud (d) a ceiling fan
37. 37.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) aerospace
39. 39.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to make a prototype is the Create step. (a) True (b) False

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