Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 260 · 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 happens in the Plan step? (a) ask who will use it (b) measure its performance (c) make it better, retest (d) pick the build order
2. 2.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 290 g, 150 g and 190 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
3. 3.True or false: a chemical engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) tester
5. 5.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) safety goggles (b) a cap (c) sunglasses (d) nothing
6. 6.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
7. 7.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) list the materials (b) dream up possible fixes (c) fix the weak part (d) find the limits
8. 8.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: to try it out is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
12. 12.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to work alone
13. 13.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) tester (b) builder (c) team leader (d) materials manager
14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a seashell (c) a water filter (d) a river
15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) understands the problem (c) buys every material (d) builds at once
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) cut towards your hand (c) use a cracked tool (d) cut away from your body
17. 17.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 950 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.Which job is pliers for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) grip and bend wire (c) smooth a rough edge (d) measure a long length
19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Create
20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
21. 21.Which job is a protractor for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) check a shelf is level (c) measure an angle (d) grip and bend wire
22. 22.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) mechanical
24. 24.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) check it against goals (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) fix the weak part (d) measure its performance
25. 25.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points down, closed (c) by the blades (d) points up, open
26. 26.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 20 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
27. 27.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only on Sundays (c) only for big jobs (d) no, it repeats
28. 28.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
30. 30.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a saw (b) a hand drill (c) a hammer (d) a spirit level
31. 31.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs school networks. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
33. 33.True or false: to measure a long length, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: to change only one thing is good testing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) runs a fertiliser plant (b) designs electric motors (c) plans a dam (d) designs power lines
36. 36.Which need does a train meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) reach a top floor fast
37. 37.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) define the problem (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) check it against goals
38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) electrical (d) civil
39. 39.🤝 A team of 3 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Test

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