Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 164 · 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.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) goals a design must meet (c) the tools you use (d) the limits on money
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) repeat each test (c) change only one thing (d) hide a failed test
3. 3.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
4. 4.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
5. 5.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) science (c) dance (d) music
6. 6.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) paints the model (c) buys every material (d) builds at once
7. 7.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a water filter
10. 10.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs satellites. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 380 g, 330 g and 310 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
12. 12.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas
13. 13.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Create
14. 14.🤝 A team of 2 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
15. 15.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a tape measure (b) a spanner (c) a screwdriver (d) a spirit level
16. 16.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
17. 17.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
19. 19.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
21. 21.True or false: to measure a long length, use a spirit level. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) mechanical
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) carry scissors closed (c) use a cracked tool (d) cut away from your body
24. 24.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
25. 25.True or false: a computer engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
27. 27.🧪 The first prototype held 150 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 180 g. How many more grams did it hold?
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) civil
29. 29.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Improve
30. 30.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) choose and draw one (c) read the challenge rules (d) build it with straws
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) put tools back after use (c) use a cracked tool (d) run while holding tools
32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) team leader (b) materials manager (c) recorder (d) builder
33. 33.True or false: a tunnel helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
35. 35.Which need does a train meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) reach a top floor fast (c) carry many people far (d) keep food fresh longer
36. 36.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 42 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
37. 37.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) change lots at once (c) use the same load (d) hide a failed test
39. 39.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False

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