Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 967 · 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: an aerospace engineer wires a new building. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) refines crude oil (c) builds rockets (d) keeps data safe online
3. 3.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹15. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
4. 4.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 270 g, 90 g and 180 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
5. 5.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
6. 6.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) laugh at it (c) walk away (d) listen and ask why
7. 7.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
8. 8.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to avoid testing (b) to test ideas cheaply (c) to decorate a room (d) to sell them at once
9. 9.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) electrical
11. 11.🧪 The first prototype held 200 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 250 g. How many more grams did it hold?
12. 12.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) clear labelled sketches (c) secret notes (d) no drawings at all
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a river (c) a water filter (d) a railway track
15. 15.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) load it with coins (b) strengthen the weak part (c) build it with straws (d) choose and draw one
16. 16.True or false: to redesign after testing is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) biomedical
20. 20.Which need does a dam meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) keep food fresh longer (c) carry many people far (d) store water for summer
21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a ceiling fan (c) a cloud (d) a dam
22. 22.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Create
23. 23.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) strengthen the weak part
24. 24.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a tape measure (b) a saw (c) a hammer (d) a spirit level
25. 25.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a microscope (c) a solar panel (d) a bridge
27. 27.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs power lines. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 96 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
30. 30.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧪 The first prototype held 80 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 120 g. How many more grams did it hold?
32. 32.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) computer
34. 34.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹113. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
35. 35.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make power from sunlight
36. 36.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) measure its performance (b) follow the plan to build (c) build the model (d) make it better, retest
37. 37.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Imagine
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) float for 1 minute (d) fit on a school desk
39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a railway track (d) a rainbow

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