Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 912 · 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 design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Test
2. 2.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) designs a paint factory (c) builds a website (d) plans a space mission
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) use only paper and tape (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) float for 1 minute
4. 4.True or false: to tie back long hair is not safe. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) pick the build order (b) build the model (c) follow the plan to build (d) dream up possible fixes
6. 6.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) any child alone (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
7. 7.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 90 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) guess, do not measure (c) change only one thing (d) repeat each test
9. 9.🤝 A team of 3 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
10. 10.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
11. 11.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
17. 17.🤝 A team plans for 60 minutes, builds for 40 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) use the same load (c) measure the same way (d) change only one thing
19. 19.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs a paint factory (d) designs a gearbox
21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Plan
22. 22.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) aerospace
24. 24.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) electrical
26. 26.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
27. 27.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) fit on a school desk (c) use at most 20 straws (d) carry 10 coins
29. 29.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a broken part (c) a sales poster (d) an early test model
30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Imagine
31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a bridge (c) a coral reef (d) a satellite
32. 32.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a water filter
33. 33.Which job is pliers for? (a) tighten a nut (b) turn a screw (c) grip and bend wire (d) make a hole in wood
34. 34.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 310 g, 160 g and 250 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
35. 35.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a power grid. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a protractor (b) a tape measure (c) a screwdriver (d) pliers
38. 38.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) carry many people far (c) cross a wide river (d) make water safe to drink

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