Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 166 · 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 tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a spirit level (b) sandpaper (c) pliers (d) a saw
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) test it only once (c) skip writing results (d) use the same load
3. 3.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) only if it is red (c) yes, it works (d) no, it breaks a limit
5. 5.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) the first is wrong (c) to get reliable results (d) to use more paper
6. 6.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a coral reef (c) a waterfall (d) a ceiling fan
7. 7.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) by the blades (c) points up, open (d) points down, closed
9. 9.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
10. 10.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
12. 12.True or false: to play near a moving drill is not safe. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a saw. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
15. 15.Which job is a protractor for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) measure a long length (c) measure an angle (d) make a hole in wood
16. 16.True or false: an electrical engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) only talking fast (c) clear labelled sketches (d) no drawings at all
18. 18.🧪 The first prototype held 60 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 180 g. How many more grams did it hold?
19. 19.True or false: to measure its performance is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which job is a saw for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) drive in a nail (c) cut a wooden plank (d) smooth a rough edge
21. 21.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
22. 22.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
23. 23.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Improve
24. 24.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) check it against goals (b) define the problem (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) find the limits
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) fit on a school desk (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) carry 10 coins
26. 26.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
27. 27.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) builder (d) materials manager
28. 28.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
29. 29.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
30. 30.True or false: an electrical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) chemical
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a rainbow (d) a railway track
33. 33.True or false: a mechanical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a lift (c) a train (d) a bridge
35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Plan
36. 36.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a kind of glue (d) a goal for success
37. 37.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) computer
39. 39.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) materials manager
40. 40.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False

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