Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 906 · 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: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) not safe (b) safe
3. 3.True or false: to make a prototype is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) goals a design must meet (c) the limits on money (d) the team names
5. 5.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a road that floods (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match
6. 6.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a kind of glue (d) a limit you must keep to
7. 7.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
8. 8.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) only if it is red (c) yes, always (d) no, it breaks a limit
9. 9.True or false: to blame others for faults is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Imagine
11. 11.True or false: a dam helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a seashell (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
13. 13.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) choose and draw one (b) build it with straws (c) strengthen the weak part (d) sketch three ideas
14. 14.True or false: to list the materials is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) builder
17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Imagine
18. 18.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs car engines (c) plans a dam (d) designs electric motors
19. 19.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) sandpaper (b) a hammer (c) a spirit level (d) a screwdriver
20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a mobile phone (c) a bridge (d) a ceiling fan
21. 21.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Test
23. 23.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) designs a flyover (c) plans a power grid (d) plans a space mission
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) roll at least 2 metres
25. 25.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) how can we build it? (c) who won the match? (d) what is for lunch?
26. 26.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
27. 27.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a computer engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) yes, only once (c) only on Sundays (d) no, it repeats
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a mountain (c) a dam (d) a water filter
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) float for 1 minute (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) use only paper and tape
32. 32.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a tape measure (b) sandpaper (c) a screwdriver (d) a hammer
33. 33.What does the recorder do? (a) writes down results (b) cuts and joins parts (c) keeps the team on track (d) tracks what is used up
34. 34.🤝 A team of 4 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 7 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
35. 35.True or false: an electrical engineer designs power lines. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: to skip writing results is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) aerospace
38. 38.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
39. 39.True or false: a computer engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True

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