Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 934 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Plan
2. 2.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
3. 3.Which job is a hammer for? (a) measure a long length (b) measure an angle (c) make a hole in wood (d) drive in a nail
4. 4.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: to build the model is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.What does the materials manager do? (a) collects the supplies (b) keeps the design notes (c) puts the model together (d) writes down results
8. 8.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) checks the goals are met (c) writes down results (d) runs the tests
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) civil
11. 11.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 350 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) repeat each test (c) test it only once (d) change only one thing
13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a railway track (c) a rainbow (d) a river
14. 14.🧪 The first prototype held 80 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 130 g. How many more grams did it hold?
15. 15.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) chemical
18. 18.What does the recorder do? (a) puts the model together (b) runs the tests (c) collects the supplies (d) writes down results
19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) mechanical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) chemical
20. 20.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
21. 21.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) mechanical
23. 23.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) load it with coins
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Test
25. 25.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) talk to someone far away (c) store water for summer (d) go through a mountain
26. 26.True or false: to wear safety goggles is safe. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) talk to someone far away (c) go through a mountain (d) make power from sunlight
28. 28.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
30. 30.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a microscope
31. 31.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) wires a new building (c) lays out a highway (d) runs a fertiliser plant
32. 32.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to finish nothing (c) many skills and ideas (d) to work alone
33. 33.🤝 A team plans for 35 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
34. 34.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a computer engineer writes app software. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) give up (c) Imagine (d) Improve
37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a mountain (c) a seashell (d) a river
38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
39. 39.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) team leader
40. 40.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) False (b) True

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