Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 156 · 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 need does a lift meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) talk to someone far away (c) reach a top floor fast (d) keep food fresh longer
2. 2.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) designs a gearbox (c) designs electric motors (d) designs artificial limbs
3. 3.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
4. 4.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to finish nothing (c) to work alone (d) to argue more
6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Create”? (a) Improve (b) Create
8. 8.🤝 A team of 5 shares 25 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
9. 9.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use sandpaper. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which need does a train meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make water safe to drink (c) keep food fresh longer (d) carry many people far
11. 11.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 300 g, 170 g and 310 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) biomedical
13. 13.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) paints the model (d) buys every material
14. 14.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) turn a screw (c) cut a wooden plank (d) make a hole in wood
15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) electrical
16. 16.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) carry scissors closed (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) leave tools on the floor
18. 18.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
19. 19.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) store water for summer (c) go through a mountain (d) keep food fresh longer
22. 22.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a bridge (c) a microscope (d) a train
23. 23.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) make a prototype (b) check it against goals (c) pick the build order (d) make it better, retest
24. 24.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) safe (b) not safe
27. 27.True or false: to play near a moving drill is safe. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) safe (b) not safe
29. 29.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) materials manager
30. 30.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a seashell (c) a volcano (d) a coral reef
33. 33.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) nothing (c) a cap (d) safety goggles
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) leave tools on the floor (c) cut away from your body (d) let adults use hot glue
35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Create
36. 36.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 850 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a satellite (c) a coral reef (d) a bridge
38. 38.What does the team leader do? (a) puts the model together (b) keeps the team on track (c) collects the supplies (d) keeps the design notes
39. 39.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) give up (d) Imagine
40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mountain (b) a water filter (c) a lift (d) a bicycle

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