Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 269 · 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.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) tie back long hair (c) carry scissors closed (d) leave tools on the floor
3. 3.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a coral reef (c) a satellite (d) a rainbow
4. 4.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
5. 5.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a kind of glue (d) a final test
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a bridge (c) a banyan tree (d) a mobile phone
7. 7.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 320 g, 120 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
8. 8.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 94 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) to get reliable results (c) to use more paper (d) it looks busy
11. 11.True or false: to run while holding tools is not safe. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to argue more (c) to finish nothing (d) to work alone
14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) load it with coins
15. 15.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 290 g, design B held 390 g and design C held 340 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
16. 16.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) make a prototype (b) dream up possible fixes (c) measure its performance (d) define the problem
17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs school networks? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) electrical
18. 18.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) team leader (d) recorder
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) leave tools on the floor (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) clamp wood before sawing
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
21. 21.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a broken part (c) an early test model (d) a sales poster
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) hold up 500 g (c) use at most 20 straws (d) roll at least 2 metres
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a railway track (c) a waterfall (d) a bicycle
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
25. 25.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
26. 26.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) ask who will use it (b) try it out (c) find the limits (d) draw a labelled diagram
27. 27.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points up, open (c) points down, closed (d) while running
28. 28.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Ask
29. 29.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) plans a dam (c) writes app software (d) designs bicycle gears
30. 30.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) computer
32. 32.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
34. 34.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) builds a website (c) designs a paint factory (d) designs a flyover
35. 35.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) any child alone
36. 36.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a lift
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) aerospace
38. 38.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
39. 39.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) drive in a nail (c) tighten a nut (d) measure a long length
40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a volcano (d) a lift

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