Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 304 · 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.True or false: to redesign after testing is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only on Sundays (c) only for big jobs (d) no, it repeats
4. 4.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
5. 5.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) wires a new building (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs hearing aids
6. 6.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) designs electric motors (c) designs car engines (d) designs a flyover
7. 7.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
8. 8.True or false: a civil engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) test it only once (c) record every result (d) measure the same way
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) computer
11. 11.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) safe (b) not safe
13. 13.True or false: to hide a failed test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a chemical engineer refines crude oil. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a screwdriver (b) a saw (c) a spirit level (d) pliers
16. 16.🧪 The first prototype held 180 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 190 g. How many more grams did it hold?
17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Imagine
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) keep ice for 1 hour
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) repeat each test (c) guess, do not measure (d) measure the same way
20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Ask
21. 21.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) while running (c) by the blades (d) points down, closed
22. 22.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) team leader (d) recorder
23. 23.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
24. 24.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Ask
25. 25.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a fridge (d) a bridge
26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
27. 27.What does the recorder do? (a) writes down results (b) puts the model together (c) runs the tests (d) checks the goals are met
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) computer
29. 29.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) tester
31. 31.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) define the problem (c) make it better, retest (d) build the model
36. 36.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a spirit level (b) a screwdriver (c) a hand drill (d) a hammer
38. 38.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) make a hole in wood (c) grip and bend wire (d) tighten a nut
39. 39.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) team leader

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