Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 289 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) measure the same way (c) record every result (d) hide a failed test
2. 2.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) writes app software (c) designs power lines (d) designs a metro tunnel
3. 3.What does the materials manager do? (a) puts the model together (b) keeps the team on track (c) keeps the design notes (d) tracks what is used up
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a mobile phone (c) a bridge (d) a bicycle
5. 5.🤝 A team plans for 15 minutes, builds for 10 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
6. 6.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Ask
7. 7.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) no drawings at all (c) clear labelled sketches (d) secret notes
8. 8.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) drive in a nail (b) measure a long length (c) make a hole in wood (d) check a shelf is level
9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Ask
10. 10.True or false: to try it out is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
12. 12.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a final test
13. 13.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) designs a flyover (c) refines crude oil (d) keeps data safe online
14. 14.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
17. 17.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
18. 18.Which job is a protractor for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) measure an angle (c) make a hole in wood (d) measure a long length
19. 19.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 62 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.🤝 A team of 3 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
21. 21.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs aeroplane wings (c) designs knee implants (d) designs a gearbox
23. 23.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) fix the weak part (c) build the model (d) redesign after testing
24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a cloud (c) a mobile phone (d) a banyan tree
25. 25.What does the tester do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) puts the model together (c) runs the tests (d) shares out the jobs
26. 26.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 44 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) wear safety goggles (c) use a cracked tool (d) touch a hot glue tip
28. 28.What does the recorder do? (a) runs the tests (b) cuts and joins parts (c) shares out the jobs (d) writes down results
29. 29.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 76 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
30. 30.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 300 g, 250 g and 290 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
31. 31.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) team leader (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) builder
32. 32.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a telephone (d) a lift
33. 33.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a telephone (c) a bridge (d) a microscope
34. 34.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the team names (c) goals a design must meet (d) the limits on money
35. 35.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) fit on a school desk (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) lift a cup of water
37. 37.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) safe (b) not safe
38. 38.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 300 g, design B held 350 g and design C held 250 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
39. 39.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a lift helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False

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