Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 258 · 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 of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a lift (c) a volcano (d) a river
2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Plan
3. 3.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 66 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) make a hole in wood (c) turn a screw (d) check a shelf is level
5. 5.True or false: to play near a moving drill is safe. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) safe (b) not safe
7. 7.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) list the materials (b) check it against goals (c) think of wild ideas (d) measure its performance
8. 8.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, only once (d) no, it repeats
9. 9.True or false: to measure a long length, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) cut towards your hand (c) play near a moving drill (d) cut away from your body
11. 11.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
12. 12.True or false: a mechanical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a final test (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
14. 14.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs a gearbox (c) designs power lines (d) designs aeroplane wings
15. 15.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) none (b) one (c) two (d) all of them
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) chemical
17. 17.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) designs power lines (c) designs bicycle gears (d) plans a space mission
19. 19.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) measure a long length (b) grip and bend wire (c) drive in a nail (d) smooth a rough edge
21. 21.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 40 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
22. 22.True or false: to try it out is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to test ideas cheaply (c) to avoid testing (d) to decorate a room
24. 24.🤝 A team plans for 15 minutes, builds for 60 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
25. 25.True or false: to tie back long hair is safe. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) runs a fertiliser plant (b) plans a power grid (c) designs car engines (d) designs school networks
27. 27.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) science (d) cooking
28. 28.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.What does the materials manager do? (a) writes down results (b) shares out the jobs (c) cuts and joins parts (d) tracks what is used up
30. 30.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
31. 31.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) define the problem (b) make a prototype (c) check it against goals (d) think of wild ideas
33. 33.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) many skills and ideas (d) to argue more
34. 34.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a solar panel (d) a microscope
35. 35.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) civil
38. 38.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) recorder (d) materials manager
39. 39.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False

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