Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 141 · 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.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Imagine
2. 2.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 220 g, 100 g and 250 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
3. 3.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) carry many people far (c) go through a mountain (d) cross a wide river
4. 4.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 320 g, 320 g and 320 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
5. 5.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
6. 6.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs hearing aids (b) designs aeroplane wings (c) designs bicycle gears (d) plans a power grid
7. 7.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 290 g, 160 g and 210 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a banyan tree
9. 9.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) tester
11. 11.True or false: to turn a screw, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
13. 13.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a tunnel (c) a bridge (d) a dam
14. 14.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 38 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
17. 17.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) builds hospital scanners (c) designs car engines (d) designs school networks
18. 18.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
19. 19.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a hand drill. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Plan
22. 22.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) paints the model (c) buys every material (d) understands the problem
23. 23.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
27. 27.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
28. 28.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) pick the build order (b) dream up possible fixes (c) ask who will use it (d) make a prototype
29. 29.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) collects the supplies (c) checks the goals are met (d) writes down results
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) chemical
31. 31.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) sandpaper (b) a spirit level (c) a spanner (d) a hammer
32. 32.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Test (d) Improve
33. 33.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Ask
34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a lift (c) a bicycle (d) a mobile phone
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) carry 10 coins (c) lift a cup of water (d) stand in a fan breeze
36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a mountain
37. 37.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) computer (d) chemical
39. 39.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a hammer (b) a protractor (c) a tape measure (d) a spirit level
40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) team leader (d) tester

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