Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 163 · 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.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
2. 2.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Ask
4. 4.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) smooth a rough edge (c) tighten a nut (d) grip and bend wire
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) civil (c) chemical (d) biomedical
7. 7.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
8. 8.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) walk away (c) listen and ask why (d) laugh at it
9. 9.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Create
10. 10.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) safe (b) not safe
11. 11.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
12. 12.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
14. 14.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) buys every material (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
16. 16.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 310 g, 240 g and 200 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) aerospace
18. 18.True or false: a chemical engineer designs school networks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a coral reef (c) a mobile phone (d) a railway track
20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a waterfall (c) a banyan tree (d) a railway track
21. 21.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) keep food fresh longer (c) cross a wide river (d) talk to someone far away
23. 23.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧪 The first prototype held 270 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 350 g. How many more grams did it hold?
26. 26.🤝 A team plans for 35 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
27. 27.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
28. 28.True or false: to measure a long length, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) sunglasses (c) a cap (d) safety goggles
30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Plan
31. 31.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 290 g, design B held 390 g and design C held 340 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
32. 32.True or false: a computer engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) pick the build order (b) follow the plan to build (c) redesign after testing (d) try it out
36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask
37. 37.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Create
38. 38.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) measure a long length (b) check a shelf is level (c) cut a wooden plank (d) turn a screw
39. 39.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Create
40. 40.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 60 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes

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