Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 984 · 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.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) only paints pictures
2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Create
3. 3.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a hammer (b) sandpaper (c) a saw (d) a spirit level
4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) biomedical
5. 5.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the limits on money (c) the team names (d) the tools you use
6. 6.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) fix the weak part (b) think of wild ideas (c) measure its performance (d) dream up possible fixes
7. 7.Which need does a dam meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) go through a mountain (c) make power from sunlight (d) store water for summer
8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) computer (d) chemical
9. 9.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to decorate a room (c) to test ideas cheaply (d) to avoid testing
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
11. 11.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) safe (b) not safe
12. 12.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Test (d) Ask
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) chemical
14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Imagine
15. 15.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 420 g, 270 g and 300 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a rainbow (c) a cloud (d) a river
17. 17.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a fridge (c) a bridge (d) a dam
18. 18.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
19. 19.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) dream up possible fixes (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) ask who will use it
21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
22. 22.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
23. 23.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
24. 24.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
25. 25.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a saw. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 250 g, 120 g and 200 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
27. 27.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) no, it repeats (c) only for big jobs (d) only on Sundays
28. 28.What does the tester do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) shares out the jobs (c) collects the supplies (d) runs the tests
29. 29.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) builder
30. 30.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a lift helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
34. 34.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) make a prototype (b) think of wild ideas (c) find the limits (d) list the materials
36. 36.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Create
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) use at most 20 straws (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) float for 1 minute
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) run while holding tools (c) play near a moving drill (d) leave tools on the floor
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Test (d) Plan

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