Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 150 · 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.🧪 The first prototype held 270 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 380 g. How many more grams did it hold?
2. 2.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) how can we build it? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) who won the match?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a volcano (c) a rainbow (d) a bicycle
4. 4.🤝 A team of 3 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
5. 5.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) no drawings at all (b) only talking fast (c) clear labelled sketches (d) secret notes
6. 6.What does the builder do? (a) puts the model together (b) shares out the jobs (c) keeps the team on track (d) checks the goals are met
7. 7.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a kind of glue (c) a final test (d) a goal for success
8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a mountain (c) a river (d) a mobile phone
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) use a new load each time (c) change only one thing (d) repeat each test
10. 10.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
12. 12.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
13. 13.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points down, closed (c) points up, open (d) while running
14. 14.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) builder (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) recorder
15. 15.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Plan
17. 17.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) all of them (c) none (d) one
18. 18.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) a sales poster (c) a broken part (d) the final product
19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) electrical (d) computer
20. 20.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) walk away (c) laugh at it (d) listen and ask why
22. 22.True or false: to use the same load is good testing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 390 g, 320 g and 310 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
24. 24.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
25. 25.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) pliers (b) a hand drill (c) a spirit level (d) sandpaper
26. 26.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 280 g, design B held 330 g and design C held 380 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
27. 27.Which job is a protractor for? (a) measure an angle (b) drive in a nail (c) tighten a nut (d) make a hole in wood
28. 28.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Test (d) Imagine
30. 30.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) safety goggles (b) nothing (c) a cap (d) sunglasses
31. 31.🤝 A team of 2 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
32. 32.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs a paint factory (c) builds rockets (d) wires a new building
33. 33.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) computer (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) chemical
35. 35.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 86 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a hand drill (b) a tape measure (c) pliers (d) a spirit level
37. 37.True or false: a dam helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤝 A team of 3 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
39. 39.True or false: to follow the plan to build is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True

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