Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 234 · 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 kind of engineer writes app software? (a) chemical (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) computer
2. 2.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a power grid. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Create
4. 4.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) builds hospital scanners (c) wires a new building (d) designs a flyover
5. 5.True or false: to turn a screw, use a hand drill. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Test
8. 8.True or false: a bridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a fridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) float for 1 minute (d) hold up 500 g
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) wear safety goggles (c) cut towards your hand (d) use a cracked tool
13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a protractor (b) a saw (c) a hand drill (d) a hammer
15. 15.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 300 g, 120 g and 180 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
16. 16.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) designs aeroplane wings (c) designs car engines (d) designs a paint factory
17. 17.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a saw (b) a screwdriver (c) a hand drill (d) a hammer
19. 19.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) sandpaper (b) a screwdriver (c) pliers (d) a hand drill
20. 20.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) see very tiny things (c) make water safe to drink (d) reach a top floor fast
21. 21.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) sells tickets (d) grows crops
22. 22.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 60 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
23. 23.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
25. 25.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) by the blades (c) points up, open (d) while running
26. 26.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) dance (d) cooking
27. 27.True or false: a biomedical engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) run while holding tools (c) use a cracked tool (d) leave tools on the floor
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) measure the same way (c) use the same load (d) test it only once
30. 30.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) designs school networks (c) designs car engines (d) builds a website
31. 31.True or false: to measure a long length, use a hammer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 40 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) build it with straws
35. 35.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
36. 36.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to avoid testing (b) to sell them at once (c) to test ideas cheaply (d) to decorate a room
37. 37.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Create
38. 38.What does the tester do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) writes down results (c) checks the goals are met (d) tracks what is used up
39. 39.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True

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