Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 249 · 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: to think of wild ideas is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
3. 3.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) tester
4. 4.📋 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
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) biomedical
6. 6.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) put tools back after use (c) wear safety goggles (d) cut towards your hand
8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) civil
9. 9.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test
12. 12.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) plans a dam (c) plans a power grid (d) designs aeroplane wings
13. 13.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
14. 14.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) an early test model (c) the final product (d) a broken part
16. 16.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Ask
18. 18.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
19. 19.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) tester
20. 20.🤝 A team of 5 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
21. 21.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a sad song (c) a boring story (d) a lost cricket match
22. 22.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) test it only once (c) record every result (d) measure the same way
24. 24.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) mechanical
26. 26.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Create
28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Improve
29. 29.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) only talking fast (c) no drawings at all (d) secret notes
30. 30.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a final test (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
31. 31.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to decorate a room (b) to avoid testing (c) to test ideas cheaply (d) to sell them at once
32. 32.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
34. 34.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.What does the team leader do? (a) runs the tests (b) shares out the jobs (c) writes down results (d) puts the model together
36. 36.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) designs bicycle gears (c) designs a flyover (d) builds rockets
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) run while holding tools (c) cut towards your hand (d) leave tools on the floor
38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a seashell (c) a satellite (d) a cloud
39. 39.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 34 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Imagine

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