Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 932 · 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: to define the problem is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: to hide a failed test is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is not safe. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
5. 5.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) sunglasses (c) safety goggles (d) nothing
6. 6.Which need does a dam meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) carry many people far
7. 7.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a goal for success (c) a final test (d) a limit you must keep to
8. 8.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) tracks what is used up (c) shares out the jobs (d) puts the model together
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) electrical
11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds rockets? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) computer
12. 12.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a water filter (d) a dam
13. 13.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) only if it is red (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a protractor (b) a spirit level (c) a hand drill (d) a tape measure
15. 15.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 370 g, design B held 270 g and design C held 320 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) civil
17. 17.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Create (d) Improve
18. 18.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹21. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
22. 22.🧪 The first prototype held 90 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 130 g. How many more grams did it hold?
23. 23.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) clear labelled sketches (c) only talking fast (d) no drawings at all
24. 24.🤝 A team of 5 shares 30 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
25. 25.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Plan
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a satellite (c) a seashell (d) a dam
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) record every result (c) repeat each test (d) test it only once
28. 28.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) pliers (b) a saw (c) a spirit level (d) a hammer
29. 29.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) test it only once (c) record every result (d) hide a failed test
31. 31.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) builds hospital scanners (c) wires a new building (d) plans a power grid
32. 32.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 42 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) hold up 500 g (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) use only paper and tape
36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Test
37. 37.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) make it better, retest (b) build the model (c) dream up possible fixes (d) try it out
38. 38.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) read the challenge rules (c) build it with straws (d) sketch three ideas
39. 39.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True

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