Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 177 · 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.🤝 A team of 2 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
2. 2.True or false: a fridge helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a computer engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
7. 7.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 54 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) materials manager
9. 9.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) builder (d) recorder
10. 10.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a waterfall
13. 13.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a goal for success (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a final test
14. 14.🤝 A team of 4 shares 20 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
15. 15.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to guess, do not measure? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
16. 16.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) tester
17. 17.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.What does the recorder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) writes down results (c) keeps the team on track (d) cuts and joins parts
19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Plan
20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Improve
21. 21.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a tape measure (b) sandpaper (c) a hand drill (d) a protractor
23. 23.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
24. 24.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) tracks what is used up (c) puts the model together (d) checks the goals are met
25. 25.🧪 The first prototype held 180 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 250 g. How many more grams did it hold?
26. 26.🧪 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
27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) computer (d) civil
28. 28.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) goals a design must meet (c) the team names (d) the tools you use
29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a coral reef (c) a satellite (d) a ceiling fan
30. 30.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) biomedical
32. 32.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) hold up 500 g (c) float for 1 minute (d) carry 10 coins
34. 34.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) recorder (d) materials manager
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) put tools back after use (c) carry scissors closed (d) play near a moving drill
36. 36.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a fridge (c) a microscope (d) a telephone
37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mountain (d) a water filter
38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
39. 39.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.What does the team leader do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) writes down results (c) cuts and joins parts (d) keeps the design notes

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