Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 92 · 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: an aerospace engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.What does the materials manager do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) puts the model together (c) shares out the jobs (d) tracks what is used up
3. 3.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is not safe. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) not safe (b) safe
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) use the same load (c) measure the same way (d) guess, do not measure
6. 6.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) tester (d) team leader
7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
8. 8.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 320 g, 190 g and 240 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
9. 9.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 80 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
11. 11.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
14. 14.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) hold up 500 g (c) lift a cup of water (d) float for 1 minute
16. 16.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) choose and draw one (b) strengthen the weak part (c) read the challenge rules (d) load it with coins
17. 17.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) carry scissors closed (c) let adults use hot glue (d) cut away from your body
19. 19.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 250 g, design B held 300 g and design C held 200 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
20. 20.True or false: to try it out is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a spirit level (b) pliers (c) a spanner (d) a protractor
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) cut away from your body (c) leave tools on the floor (d) wear safety goggles
24. 24.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a train
25. 25.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Ask
27. 27.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) keep food fresh longer (c) see very tiny things (d) carry many people far
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) skip writing results (c) test it only once (d) change only one thing
29. 29.🤝 A team plans for 25 minutes, builds for 40 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
30. 30.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) a stranger (c) an adult (d) any child alone
32. 32.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) builds hospital scanners (c) designs a paint factory (d) lays out a highway
33. 33.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a saw (b) a tape measure (c) a hand drill (d) sandpaper
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) fit on a school desk (c) use at most 20 straws (d) stand in a fan breeze
35. 35.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a final test (d) a goal for success
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) civil
37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Improve
38. 38.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) give up (d) Improve
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) fit on a school desk (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) keep ice for 1 hour
40. 40.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a screwdriver (b) a hammer (c) a hand drill (d) a saw

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