Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 914 · 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 of these happens in the Improve step? (a) try it out (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) pick the build order (d) make it better, retest
2. 2.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs electric motors (c) refines crude oil (d) wires a new building
3. 3.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: to list the materials is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer writes app software? (a) computer (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) civil
6. 6.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs power lines (c) builds a website (d) builds rockets
7. 7.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) go through a mountain (c) see very tiny things (d) reach a top floor fast
8. 8.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a tape measure (b) a spirit level (c) a hammer (d) a protractor
9. 9.True or false: a civil engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which job is a hammer for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) turn a screw (c) drive in a nail (d) grip and bend wire
11. 11.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Test”? (a) Improve (b) Test
13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Test
14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Create
15. 15.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) use only paper and tape (d) float for 1 minute
17. 17.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) tighten a nut (b) grip and bend wire (c) measure a long length (d) smooth a rough edge
20. 20.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
21. 21.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) only for big jobs (c) yes, only once (d) no, it repeats
22. 22.True or false: to make a prototype is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) pliers (b) a spirit level (c) a screwdriver (d) a tape measure
24. 24.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹58. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
25. 25.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) laugh at it (c) ignore it (d) listen and ask why
26. 26.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Improve”? (a) Create (b) Improve
27. 27.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
28. 28.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use a hammer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) use the same load (c) guess, do not measure (d) change only one thing
31. 31.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
32. 32.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 30 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
36. 36.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
37. 37.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧪 The first prototype held 230 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 360 g. How many more grams did it hold?
39. 39.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Test
40. 40.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False

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