Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 966 · 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) a cloud (b) a dam (c) a seashell (d) a volcano
2. 2.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) sandpaper (b) a tape measure (c) pliers (d) a screwdriver
3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) civil
4. 4.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine
6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
7. 7.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) writes app software (c) designs knee implants (d) refines crude oil
8. 8.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 260 g, 180 g and 160 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
9. 9.True or false: a mechanical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a banyan tree (c) a mountain (d) a dam
11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Ask
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) guess, do not measure (c) change lots at once (d) skip writing results
13. 13.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) turn a screw (b) check a shelf is level (c) smooth a rough edge (d) grip and bend wire
14. 14.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to finish nothing (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas
15. 15.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Ask
16. 16.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a spanner (b) a protractor (c) a screwdriver (d) a spirit level
17. 17.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) load it with coins (b) choose and draw one (c) read the challenge rules (d) strengthen the weak part
18. 18.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) runs the tests (c) keeps the team on track (d) cuts and joins parts
19. 19.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) yes, only once (c) only on Sundays (d) no, it repeats
20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a spanner (b) a spirit level (c) a tape measure (d) a protractor
21. 21.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 140 g, design B held 190 g and design C held 240 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
22. 22.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) talk to someone far away (c) make water safe to drink (d) carry many people far
23. 23.What does the builder do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) collects the supplies (c) shares out the jobs (d) puts the model together
24. 24.True or false: to build the model is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹57. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
27. 27.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) wires a new building (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) makes medicines in bulk
28. 28.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Ask
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) hide a failed test (c) repeat each test (d) use the same load
32. 32.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a seashell (c) a railway track (d) a rainbow
34. 34.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) not safe (b) safe
36. 36.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a final test (d) a goal for success
38. 38.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: an electrical engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a rainbow (d) a satellite

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