Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 157 · 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.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test
2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Plan
3. 3.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) buys every material (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
4. 4.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the limits on money (c) the team names (d) goals a design must meet
5. 5.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) builder
6. 6.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) choose and draw one (c) load it with coins (d) build it with straws
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Create
8. 8.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Imagine
10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mobile phone (b) a river (c) a seashell (d) a waterfall
11. 11.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) build it with straws (b) sketch three ideas (c) load it with coins (d) read the challenge rules
12. 12.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a saw (b) a screwdriver (c) a hand drill (d) a protractor
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) aerospace
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a seashell (c) a waterfall (d) a coral reef
15. 15.True or false: a chemical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
17. 17.What does the builder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) writes down results (c) keeps the design notes (d) puts the model together
18. 18.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) plans a dam (c) builds rockets (d) designs knee implants
19. 19.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) yes, always (c) only if it is red (d) no, it breaks a limit
20. 20.True or false: to talk over others is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) safe (b) not safe
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) hold up 500 g (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) use only paper and tape
23. 23.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to decorate a room (b) to avoid testing (c) to sell them at once (d) to test ideas cheaply
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
25. 25.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Test (d) Plan
26. 26.True or false: an aerospace engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Improve
28. 28.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) civil (d) chemical
31. 31.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) designs bicycle gears (c) plans a space mission (d) designs a flyover
33. 33.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a final test (c) a kind of glue (d) a goal for success
37. 37.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) chemical
39. 39.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: to list the materials is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True

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