Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 168 · 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 protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) nothing (c) safety goggles (d) sunglasses
2. 2.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a goal for success (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
4. 4.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, it repeats (c) only for big jobs (d) yes, only once
5. 5.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) drive in a nail (b) measure an angle (c) tighten a nut (d) measure a long length
6. 6.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
7. 7.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) choose and draw one (b) build it with straws (c) read the challenge rules (d) sketch three ideas
8. 8.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) list the materials (b) check it against goals (c) define the problem (d) make a prototype
9. 9.🤝 A team of 2 shares 4 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
10. 10.Which job is pliers for? (a) drive in a nail (b) grip and bend wire (c) cut a wooden plank (d) measure a long length
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a mountain (d) a bridge
12. 12.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) the final product (c) a broken part (d) an early test model
13. 13.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
14. 14.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Plan
15. 15.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤝 A team plans for 30 minutes, builds for 40 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
19. 19.True or false: an electrical engineer designs car engines. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) designs knee implants (c) designs a metro tunnel (d) builds a website
21. 21.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
22. 22.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 180 g, design B held 230 g and design C held 130 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
23. 23.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) read the challenge rules (b) build it with straws (c) sketch three ideas (d) strengthen the weak part
24. 24.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Test
26. 26.Which job is a hammer for? (a) turn a screw (b) measure an angle (c) drive in a nail (d) measure a long length
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) carry 10 coins (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) keep ice for 1 hour
28. 28.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a saw (b) a hand drill (c) pliers (d) a spirit level
29. 29.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) fix the weak part (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) define the problem (d) make a prototype
31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
32. 32.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
33. 33.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
34. 34.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 950 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a tape measure (b) sandpaper (c) a saw (d) a hammer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) let adults use hot glue (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) put tools back after use
37. 37.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test
38. 38.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is not safe. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a computer engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False

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