Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 179 · 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 of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a seashell (c) a mountain (d) a bridge
2. 2.True or false: a mechanical engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) understands the problem (c) builds at once (d) paints the model
4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve
5. 5.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
6. 6.🧪 The first prototype held 200 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 210 g. How many more grams did it hold?
7. 7.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs aeroplane wings (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs factory machines (d) wires a new building
8. 8.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 50 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) list the materials (b) think of wild ideas (c) measure its performance (d) pick the build order
10. 10.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
11. 11.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) safe (b) not safe
13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Improve”? (a) Ask (b) Improve
14. 14.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) designs power lines (c) plans a space mission (d) runs a fertiliser plant
15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) chemical
16. 16.Which job is a hammer for? (a) tighten a nut (b) check a shelf is level (c) make a hole in wood (d) drive in a nail
17. 17.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a railway track (c) a cloud (d) a river
18. 18.🤝 A team of 5 shares 25 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Improve
20. 20.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 230 g, design B held 330 g and design C held 280 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
21. 21.🤝 A team of 4 shares 24 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) record every result (c) measure the same way (d) test it only once
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) aerospace
24. 24.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
25. 25.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) only talking fast (c) no drawings at all (d) clear labelled sketches
26. 26.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the team names (c) goals a design must meet (d) the limits on money
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) let adults use hot glue (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) use a cracked tool
28. 28.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) wires a new building (c) keeps data safe online (d) plans a power grid
29. 29.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) builds hospital scanners (c) designs knee implants (d) designs bicycle gears
30. 30.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
31. 31.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a fridge
32. 32.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
33. 33.True or false: to follow the plan to build is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: an aerospace engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) shares out the jobs (c) cuts and joins parts (d) checks the goals are met
37. 37.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a microscope
38. 38.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a computer engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a road that floods (c) a sad song (d) a boring story

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