Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 106 · 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: “roll at least 2 metres” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 600 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a saw. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “load it with coins”? (a) load it with coins (b) sketch three ideas
5. 5.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a cloud (d) a mobile phone
8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a dam (c) a mountain (d) a mobile phone
9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) use at most 20 straws (c) fit on a school desk (d) stand in a fan breeze
11. 11.What does the materials manager do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) collects the supplies (c) writes down results (d) shares out the jobs
12. 12.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a railway track (c) a ceiling fan (d) a volcano
14. 14.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs electric motors (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs hearing aids
15. 15.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
16. 16.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
17. 17.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Plan
19. 19.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 900 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) fix the weak part (b) follow the plan to build (c) think of wild ideas (d) redesign after testing
22. 22.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) safe (b) not safe
23. 23.Which need does a train meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) reach a top floor fast (c) go through a mountain (d) carry many people far
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) fit on a school desk (c) hold up 500 g (d) finish in 40 minutes
25. 25.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) play near a moving drill (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) cut away from your body
28. 28.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 330 g, 300 g and 270 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
29. 29.What does the team leader do? (a) collects the supplies (b) keeps the team on track (c) keeps the design notes (d) checks the goals are met
30. 30.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
31. 31.True or false: to follow the plan to build is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) redesign after testing (b) dream up possible fixes (c) check it against goals (d) find the limits
34. 34.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) builds rockets (c) designs a paint factory (d) plans a power grid
35. 35.🧪 The first prototype held 170 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
36. 36.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) it looks busy (c) to get reliable results (d) to use more paper
38. 38.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to finish nothing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) change lots at once (c) hide a failed test (d) repeat each test
40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a lift (c) a satellite (d) a ceiling fan

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