Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 333 · 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 job is a spirit level for? (a) measure a long length (b) check a shelf is level (c) smooth a rough edge (d) turn a screw
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) wear safety goggles (c) run while holding tools (d) tie back long hair
3. 3.True or false: a computer engineer refines crude oil. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
5. 5.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
6. 6.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs a gearbox (c) designs knee implants (d) lays out a highway
7. 7.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a screwdriver (b) a hand drill (c) a spirit level (d) a protractor
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a water filter (c) a banyan tree (d) a dam
10. 10.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a protractor (b) a spirit level (c) pliers (d) a screwdriver
11. 11.What does the builder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) cuts and joins parts (c) keeps the design notes (d) runs the tests
12. 12.True or false: an electrical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) ignore it (c) walk away (d) laugh at it
14. 14.True or false: to measure a long length, use a screwdriver. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a biomedical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) cross a wide river (d) talk to someone far away
17. 17.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
19. 19.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
21. 21.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
22. 22.🤝 A team plans for 35 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
23. 23.What does the team leader do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) collects the supplies (c) keeps the team on track (d) writes down results
24. 24.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a spirit level (b) a saw (c) pliers (d) a hammer
27. 27.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) to finish nothing
28. 28.Which job is a protractor for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) measure an angle (c) tighten a nut (d) cut a wooden plank
29. 29.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) give up (d) Imagine
32. 32.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a telephone (d) a fridge
33. 33.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) check it against goals (b) think of wild ideas (c) ask who will use it (d) make it better, retest
34. 34.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 98 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) make a prototype (b) redesign after testing (c) build the model (d) list the materials
37. 37.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 20 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) guess, do not measure (c) use a new load each time (d) skip writing results
39. 39.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Create

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