Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 290 · 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.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) yes, it works (c) yes, always (d) only if it is red
2. 2.True or false: a mechanical engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) define the problem (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) pick the build order (d) list the materials
4. 4.True or false: a microscope helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Improve
6. 6.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) tester (d) team leader
7. 7.True or false: to check it against goals is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mountain (c) a banyan tree (d) a waterfall
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) repeat each test (c) record every result (d) test it only once
10. 10.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a microscope (c) a water filter (d) a train
11. 11.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 60 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
14. 14.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
15. 15.True or false: to talk over others is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a water filter helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
19. 19.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “load it with coins”? (a) load it with coins (b) read the challenge rules
20. 20.What does the materials manager do? (a) writes down results (b) checks the goals are met (c) collects the supplies (d) shares out the jobs
21. 21.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to get reliable results (b) it looks busy (c) to use more paper (d) the first is wrong
22. 22.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) designs factory machines (c) designs knee implants (d) designs a metro tunnel
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) test it only once (c) use the same load (d) hide a failed test
24. 24.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
25. 25.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Improve
26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Imagine
27. 27.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas
28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Create (d) Ask
29. 29.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
30. 30.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a tunnel (c) a solar panel (d) a microscope
31. 31.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
32. 32.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) builds rockets (d) designs car engines
34. 34.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) an adult (c) a stranger (d) the youngest child
35. 35.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) recorder
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) play near a moving drill (c) leave tools on the floor (d) tie back long hair
38. 38.Which job is a saw for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) measure a long length (c) smooth a rough edge (d) cut a wooden plank
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) change only one thing (c) change lots at once (d) skip writing results
40. 40.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a water filter (c) a solar panel (d) a bridge

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