Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 127 · 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.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
2. 2.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) a stranger (c) an adult (d) any child alone
4. 4.🤝 A team of 2 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Create”? (a) Test (b) Create
6. 6.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test
7. 7.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a spirit level (b) a screwdriver (c) a hand drill (d) a saw
8. 8.🧪 The first prototype held 210 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 330 g. How many more grams did it hold?
9. 9.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a tunnel
10. 10.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) talk to someone far away (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) mechanical
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) use a new load each time (c) repeat each test (d) hide a failed test
13. 13.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) carry 10 coins (c) lift a cup of water (d) be under 30 cm tall
15. 15.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) define the problem (c) redesign after testing (d) brainstorm many ideas
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) use a new load each time (c) repeat each test (d) change only one thing
17. 17.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) keep food fresh longer (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
18. 18.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) designs satellites (c) builds rockets (d) designs a metro tunnel
20. 20.True or false: to do all the work alone is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
22. 22.What does the tester do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) collects the supplies (c) puts the model together (d) writes down results
23. 23.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤝 A team plans for 15 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) computer (d) civil
27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Test
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) float for 1 minute (c) hold up 500 g (d) finish in 40 minutes
29. 29.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) measure an angle (b) cut a wooden plank (c) grip and bend wire (d) make a hole in wood
30. 30.What does the materials manager do? (a) puts the model together (b) keeps the team on track (c) collects the supplies (d) checks the goals are met
31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) electrical
32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) electrical (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
33. 33.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) wear safety goggles (c) use a cracked tool (d) clamp wood before sawing
36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask
37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
39. 39.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) designs a flyover (c) builds a website (d) runs a fertiliser plant
40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical

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