Engineering Worksheet: Final Test
Engineer's tip (Find the topic, use the idea): Find the topic: design process, force, machine, lever, structure, material, bridge or scale. Use that lesson’s rule — what is in the middle, load × distance = effort × distance, work = force × distance, real = drawing × scale. Write the calculation before you answer.
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- 1.🧑🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) mechanical
- 2.True or false: a smooth steel slide gives less friction. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
- 4.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
- 5.⚖️ A lever bar balances. The load is 280 N at 50 cm from the fulcrum. The effort is 350 N at ? cm from the fulcrum on the other side. What is the missing distance in centimetres?
- 6.💪 Which force is at work: an apple falls down? (a) muscular force (b) gravity (c) magnetic force (d) friction
- 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a bicycle (c) a bridge (d) a coral reef
- 8.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) any child alone (c) the youngest child (d) a stranger
- 9.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) sunglasses (c) safety goggles (d) nothing
- 10.💪 Which force is at work: rain falls to the ground? (a) magnetic force (b) muscular force (c) gravity (d) friction
- 11.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
- 12.True or false: pulling a cart is a pull. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) builds hospital scanners (c) lays out a highway (d) writes app software
- 14.💪 Which force is at work: squeezing a lemon? (a) gravity (b) muscular force (c) magnetic force (d) friction
- 15.🔺 A flat frame has 6 straight sides joined by loose pins at the corners. What is the least number of corner-to-corner braces needed to make it rigid?
- 16.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wood screw (c) a knife edge (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
- 18.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🪝 More rope sections holding a load means … (a) no change (b) less effort needed (c) more effort needed (d) the load floats
- 22.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) load it with coins
- 23.🧑🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
- 24.Which of these needs a heat insulator? (a) a window pane (b) an umbrella cover (c) a cooking pot handle (d) a spectacle lens
- 25.True or false: a fixed pulley needs effort = load. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) laugh at it (c) listen and ask why (d) walk away
- 27.Which job is a hammer for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) drive in a nail (c) turn a screw (d) check a shelf is level
- 28.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) building tall and narrow (c) using a heavy roof (d) stacking loose bricks
- 29.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) secret notes (c) no drawings at all (d) only talking fast
- 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
- 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
- 32.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) load it with coins (c) read the challenge rules (d) choose and draw one
- 34.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) recorder (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) tester
- 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
- 36.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a wet tiled floor gives more friction. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔺 Which strong shape does a bicycle frame use? (a) triangle (b) dome (c) arch (d) beam
- 39.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
- 40.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
Answer key
- computer
- True
- 270
- made by engineers
- 40
- gravity
- a coral reef
- an adult
- safety goggles
- gravity
- 160
- True
- lays out a highway
- muscular force
- 3
- False
- a knife edge
- False
- True
- False
- less effort needed
- sketch three ideas
- biomedical
- a cooking pot handle
- True
- listen and ask why
- drive in a nail
- adding steel to concrete
- clear labelled sketches
- 240
- reuse
- False
- choose and draw one
- tester
- tension
- True
- False
- triangle
- made by engineers
- pushes or squeezes
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