Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 253 · 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 leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a tunnel helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
4. 4.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) refines crude oil (c) designs bicycle gears (d) designs power lines
5. 5.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is not safe. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
8. 8.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) make a prototype (b) redesign after testing (c) follow the plan to build (d) define the problem
9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) computer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) carry 10 coins (d) use at most 20 straws
11. 11.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) a sales poster (c) the final product (d) an early test model
12. 12.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) not safe (b) safe
13. 13.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a tunnel (c) a fridge (d) a water filter
15. 15.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) define the problem (b) build the model (c) check it against goals (d) fix the weak part
16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Plan
17. 17.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) not safe (b) safe
18. 18.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) a cap (c) safety goggles (d) nothing
19. 19.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: to turn a screw, use a screwdriver. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 230 g, 100 g and 150 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a satellite (d) a banyan tree
23. 23.Which need does a train meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) go through a mountain (c) talk to someone far away (d) carry many people far
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) tie back long hair (c) cut towards your hand (d) touch a hot glue tip
25. 25.🤝 A team of 4 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
26. 26.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) read the challenge rules (c) choose and draw one (d) load it with coins
27. 27.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) civil
29. 29.🤝 A team of 5 shares 30 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
30. 30.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Plan
31. 31.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Create
33. 33.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
34. 34.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a hammer (b) a spanner (c) pliers (d) a saw
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) chemical (d) biomedical
37. 37.Which job is pliers for? (a) measure a long length (b) make a hole in wood (c) smooth a rough edge (d) grip and bend wire
38. 38.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 96 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint

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