Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 200 · 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.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤝 A team of 5 shares 30 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 7 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
3. 3.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a road that floods (c) a lost cricket match (d) a boring story
4. 4.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs satellites (d) designs artificial limbs
5. 5.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) yes, only once (c) only on Sundays (d) no, it repeats
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) tie back long hair (c) let adults use hot glue (d) clamp wood before sawing
7. 7.What does the team leader do? (a) runs the tests (b) shares out the jobs (c) tracks what is used up (d) collects the supplies
8. 8.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) builds at once (c) buys every material (d) understands the problem
9. 9.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) collects the supplies (c) checks the goals are met (d) runs the tests
10. 10.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) a stranger (c) an adult (d) any child alone
11. 11.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
12. 12.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 290 g, 240 g and 280 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
13. 13.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a lift (c) a train (d) a telephone
14. 14.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Create
16. 16.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) clear labelled sketches (c) secret notes (d) no drawings at all
17. 17.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Plan
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) use the same load (c) measure the same way (d) change only one thing
20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
21. 21.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) safety goggles (b) a cap (c) sunglasses (d) nothing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a river (c) a lift (d) a bridge
23. 23.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs aeroplane wings (b) builds hospital scanners (c) designs school networks (d) designs a flyover
24. 24.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a train (c) a tunnel (d) a bridge
25. 25.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “load it with coins”? (a) load it with coins (b) choose and draw one
27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Ask
28. 28.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 850 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
29. 29.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) carry many people far (c) cross a wide river (d) reach a top floor fast
30. 30.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧪 The first prototype held 120 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 140 g. How many more grams did it hold?
32. 32.True or false: to wear safety goggles is not safe. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Create
34. 34.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 900 g. In the test it held 950 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a dam
36. 36.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤝 A team plans for 60 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) repeat each test (c) test it only once (d) use the same load
39. 39.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) fix the weak part (b) find the limits (c) check it against goals (d) dream up possible fixes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a ceiling fan (c) a satellite (d) a rainbow

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