Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 91 · 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.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 104 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
2. 2.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) cuts and joins parts (c) keeps the design notes (d) puts the model together
3. 3.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) safe (b) not safe
4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Create
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
7. 7.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a dam (d) a lift
8. 8.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) read the challenge rules (c) sketch three ideas (d) build it with straws
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) repeat each test (c) measure the same way (d) change only one thing
10. 10.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Create
11. 11.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) chemical
13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) sandpaper (b) a spirit level (c) pliers (d) a protractor
15. 15.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 210 g, design B held 260 g and design C held 310 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
18. 18.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) by the blades (c) points down, closed (d) points up, open
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) carry 10 coins (c) use only paper and tape (d) spend at most ₹100
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a banyan tree (c) a lift (d) a railway track
21. 21.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
22. 22.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a mobile phone (c) a mountain (d) a waterfall
24. 24.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
25. 25.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
26. 26.True or false: a computer engineer writes app software. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧪 The first prototype held 50 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 140 g. How many more grams did it hold?
28. 28.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 280 g, 130 g and 190 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) carry scissors closed (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) put tools back after use
30. 30.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) many skills and ideas (c) to finish nothing (d) to argue more
31. 31.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) plans a power grid (d) designs car engines
32. 32.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a goal for success (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a final test
33. 33.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) read the challenge rules (c) sketch three ideas (d) build it with straws
34. 34.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a spirit level (b) pliers (c) a saw (d) a tape measure
35. 35.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a tunnel
36. 36.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 290 g, design B held 340 g and design C held 240 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
37. 37.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: an electrical engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) recorder (d) team leader
40. 40.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) not safe (b) safe

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