Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 286 · 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 “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
2. 2.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) pick the build order (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) fix the weak part (d) make it better, retest
3. 3.True or false: a chemical engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
5. 5.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) buys every material (d) paints the model
6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Ask
7. 7.True or false: a telephone helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) aerospace
9. 9.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points down, closed (c) while running (d) points up, open
10. 10.What does the team leader do? (a) writes down results (b) tracks what is used up (c) keeps the team on track (d) keeps the design notes
11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a river
12. 12.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) an early test model (c) the final product (d) a broken part
13. 13.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) change lots at once (c) repeat each test (d) use a new load each time
15. 15.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.True or false: a chemical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a rainbow (c) a lift (d) a water filter
19. 19.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) puts the model together (c) tracks what is used up (d) checks the goals are met
20. 20.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 160 g, design B held 210 g and design C held 260 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Ask
22. 22.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a fridge (c) a lift (d) a water filter
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Test”? (a) Plan (b) Test
25. 25.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 340 g, design B held 290 g and design C held 240 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) computer
27. 27.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) see very tiny things (c) make power from sunlight (d) carry many people far
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll at least 2 metres (b) hold up 500 g (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) keep ice for 1 hour
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) mechanical (b) computer (c) civil (d) biomedical
30. 30.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) mechanical
32. 32.True or false: a bridge helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a telephone helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.What does the materials manager do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) tracks what is used up (c) shares out the jobs (d) puts the model together
35. 35.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 35 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a bridge (c) a banyan tree (d) a coral reef
37. 37.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 34 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
38. 38.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) secret notes (c) no drawings at all (d) only talking fast
39. 39.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) listen and ask why (c) laugh at it (d) walk away
40. 40.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True

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