Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 948 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) use at most 20 straws (d) fit on a school desk
2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
3. 3.🤝 A team of 3 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
4. 4.What does the team leader do? (a) puts the model together (b) shares out the jobs (c) keeps the design notes (d) collects the supplies
5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Imagine
6. 6.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.What does the materials manager do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) tracks what is used up (c) keeps the team on track (d) cuts and joins parts
8. 8.True or false: to turn a screw, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) measure the same way (c) test it only once (d) guess, do not measure
11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Improve
12. 12.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
13. 13.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) sandpaper (b) a spirit level (c) pliers (d) a tape measure
14. 14.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) builder (d) tester
15. 15.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Test
16. 16.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a hammer (b) a spirit level (c) a spanner (d) a screwdriver
17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) civil (d) chemical
18. 18.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
19. 19.True or false: a computer engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Imagine
21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Test
22. 22.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) one (c) none (d) all of them
23. 23.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
24. 24.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a water filter (c) a river (d) a bridge
26. 26.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹48. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) use a cracked tool (d) run while holding tools
28. 28.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) load it with coins (b) read the challenge rules (c) strengthen the weak part (d) choose and draw one
29. 29.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
30. 30.Which job is a spanner for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) cut a wooden plank (c) tighten a nut (d) turn a screw
31. 31.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) use a new load each time (c) repeat each test (d) measure the same way
33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) computer
34. 34.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 330 g, design B held 280 g and design C held 380 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) hold up 500 g (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) use only paper and tape
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a dam (c) a ceiling fan (d) a seashell
37. 37.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a space mission. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use sandpaper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 220 g, design B held 170 g and design C held 270 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) use only paper and tape

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