Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 321 · 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.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Ask
2. 2.True or false: a civil engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) dance (c) music (d) science
4. 4.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 410 g, 240 g and 340 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
5. 5.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs car engines (c) designs artificial limbs (d) keeps data safe online
6. 6.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to finish nothing
7. 7.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) builds rockets (c) designs aeroplane wings (d) lays out a highway
8. 8.True or false: to cut away from your body is safe. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) use the same load (c) change only one thing (d) use a new load each time
11. 11.🦺 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
12. 12.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a civil engineer designs electric motors. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) smooth a rough edge (c) cut a wooden plank (d) turn a screw
15. 15.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) list the materials (b) find the limits (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) check it against goals
16. 16.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Test”? (a) Improve (b) Test
18. 18.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) safe (b) not safe
19. 19.True or false: to measure an angle, use a spirit level. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a mobile phone (c) a bicycle (d) a banyan tree
21. 21.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a solar panel (d) a microscope
24. 24.🧪 The first prototype held 190 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 260 g. How many more grams did it hold?
25. 25.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a mountain (c) a river (d) a lift
26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bridge (c) a seashell (d) a satellite
27. 27.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 74 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
29. 29.🧪 The first prototype held 170 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 210 g. How many more grams did it hold?
30. 30.True or false: a bridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) list the materials (b) think of wild ideas (c) follow the plan to build (d) fix the weak part
33. 33.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
34. 34.True or false: to laugh at ideas is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
36. 36.What does the materials manager do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) writes down results (c) collects the supplies (d) cuts and joins parts
37. 37.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) pick the build order (b) redesign after testing (c) try it out (d) brainstorm many ideas
38. 38.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Improve
39. 39.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion

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