Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 962 · 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.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 230 g, 90 g and 130 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
2. 2.True or false: to make a prototype is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a railway track (d) a volcano
4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve
5. 5.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 300 g, 180 g and 210 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
7. 7.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) see very tiny things (d) store water for summer
8. 8.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) keeps the design notes (c) puts the model together (d) collects the supplies
9. 9.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
10. 10.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 320 g, 260 g and 200 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
11. 11.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) skip writing results (c) use the same load (d) change lots at once
14. 14.True or false: an electrical engineer designs school networks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 310 g, 240 g and 380 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
16. 16.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) recorder (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) team leader
17. 17.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) talk to someone far away (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
18. 18.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) no, it breaks a limit (c) only if it is red (d) yes, always
19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
20. 20.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs car engines (c) builds a website (d) designs hearing aids
21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a mountain (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
22. 22.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) builder (d) tester
24. 24.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹79. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) tie back long hair (c) run while holding tools (d) carry scissors closed
26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
27. 27.True or false: to own up to a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: to put tools back after use is not safe. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws
30. 30.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs satellites (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) designs a flyover
31. 31.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤝 A team of 2 shares 4 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) use at most 20 straws (d) float for 1 minute
34. 34.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) computer
36. 36.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) guess, do not measure (c) change lots at once (d) test it only once
39. 39.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) build it with straws (c) choose and draw one (d) read the challenge rules
40. 40.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork

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