Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 916 · 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.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
2. 2.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) builder
4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹90. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
5. 5.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “build it with straws”? (a) choose and draw one (b) build it with straws
6. 6.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 340 g, 200 g and 210 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
7. 7.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Create (d) Imagine
8. 8.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs power lines (c) writes app software (d) designs bicycle gears
10. 10.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) read the challenge rules (b) load it with coins (c) strengthen the weak part (d) choose and draw one
12. 12.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: to own up to a mistake is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: to make a prototype is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a tunnel (c) a water filter (d) a telephone
17. 17.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a power grid. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) the final product (c) an early test model (d) a sales poster
19. 19.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹35. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
20. 20.Which need does a train meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make power from sunlight
21. 21.True or false: a lift helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) list the materials (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) dream up possible fixes
23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Improve
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Test
25. 25.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
26. 26.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Imagine
28. 28.Which job is a protractor for? (a) measure a long length (b) smooth a rough edge (c) measure an angle (d) check a shelf is level
29. 29.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) an adult (c) a stranger (d) the youngest child
30. 30.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹33. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
31. 31.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) redesign after testing (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) think of wild ideas (d) ask who will use it
33. 33.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) cross a wide river (c) talk to someone far away (d) store water for summer
34. 34.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) pliers (b) a hammer (c) a tape measure (d) a hand drill
35. 35.True or false: to own up to a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) cut towards your hand (c) play near a moving drill (d) touch a hot glue tip
37. 37.🤝 A team of 4 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) civil
39. 39.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Create
40. 40.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success

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