Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 274 · 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 job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) keeps data safe online (c) wires a new building (d) plans a dam
2. 2.What does the team leader do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) tracks what is used up (c) keeps the team on track (d) checks the goals are met
3. 3.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) talk to someone far away (c) go through a mountain (d) keep food fresh longer
4. 4.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a river
5. 5.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a goal for success (c) a kind of glue (d) a final test
6. 6.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
7. 7.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) the final product (c) a broken part (d) an early test model
8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Test
9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a waterfall (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) measure the same way (c) use the same load (d) test it only once
11. 11.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
12. 12.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
13. 13.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a microscope
14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) computer
15. 15.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a spirit level (b) a saw (c) a protractor (d) a tape measure
16. 16.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) fix the weak part (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) build the model
17. 17.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a telephone helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) not safe (b) safe
20. 20.True or false: a biomedical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a computer engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
25. 25.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) not safe (b) safe
26. 26.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) go through a mountain (d) see very tiny things
27. 27.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
28. 28.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Create
30. 30.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) hold up 500 g (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) lift a cup of water
32. 32.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs power lines. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤝 A team of 4 shares 20 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
35. 35.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: to use the same load is good testing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) any child alone (c) a stranger (d) an adult

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