Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 245 · 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 tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a protractor (b) a hand drill (c) pliers (d) sandpaper
2. 2.True or false: an electrical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) materials manager
4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) chemical
5. 5.True or false: to measure an angle, use a saw. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) computer
8. 8.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) safe (b) not safe
9. 9.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 8 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
10. 10.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
11. 11.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to decorate a room (b) to sell them at once (c) to avoid testing (d) to test ideas cheaply
12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
13. 13.What does the builder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) puts the model together (c) tracks what is used up (d) checks the goals are met
14. 14.True or false: a civil engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) mechanical
16. 16.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “choose and draw one”? (a) build it with straws (b) choose and draw one
19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Create
20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Plan
21. 21.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
22. 22.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) fix the weak part (b) ask who will use it (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) list the materials
23. 23.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a microscope (c) a water filter (d) a dam
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) record every result (c) test it only once (d) repeat each test
25. 25.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs school networks (c) plans a dam (d) designs hearing aids
26. 26.Which job is pliers for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) tighten a nut (c) drive in a nail (d) cut a wooden plank
27. 27.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a mountain (c) a ceiling fan (d) a dam
29. 29.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) list the materials (b) ask who will use it (c) try it out (d) pick the build order
32. 32.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a hand drill (b) a spanner (c) a saw (d) a protractor
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) carry scissors closed (c) leave tools on the floor (d) tie back long hair
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) make a prototype (b) measure its performance (c) make it better, retest (d) build the model
36. 36.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 350 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) carry 10 coins (c) hold up 500 g (d) finish in 40 minutes
39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a waterfall
40. 40.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) False (b) True

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