Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 244 · 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 branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) aerospace
2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Improve
3. 3.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a train
5. 5.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a train
6. 6.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a tunnel (d) a telephone
7. 7.True or false: a train helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) builder
9. 9.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
10. 10.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) reach a top floor fast
11. 11.What does the builder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) keeps the design notes (c) checks the goals are met (d) puts the model together
12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Ask
13. 13.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) build the model (b) dream up possible fixes (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) check it against goals
14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Plan
15. 15.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Create
16. 16.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Ask
17. 17.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Test
19. 19.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) only talking fast (c) clear labelled sketches (d) no drawings at all
20. 20.True or false: a civil engineer designs power lines. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 290 g, design B held 340 g and design C held 390 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
22. 22.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to avoid testing (c) to decorate a room (d) to test ideas cheaply
23. 23.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a final test (d) a kind of glue
24. 24.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) materials manager (b) tester (c) builder (d) team leader
25. 25.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 320 g, 280 g and 240 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
26. 26.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) sketch three ideas
27. 27.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) sandpaper (b) pliers (c) a protractor (d) a spirit level
28. 28.True or false: a civil engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points down, closed (c) while running (d) points up, open
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) skip writing results (c) change lots at once (d) change only one thing
32. 32.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) carry 10 coins
35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a water filter (c) a mountain (d) a ceiling fan
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) chemical
37. 37.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 220 g, 150 g and 200 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
38. 38.🤝 A team of 2 shares 4 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a waterfall (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a bicycle
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Test

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