Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 339 · 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 of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a dam (c) a banyan tree (d) a seashell
2. 2.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: to record every result is good testing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) safe (b) not safe
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) aerospace
6. 6.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is not safe. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make power from sunlight (c) carry many people far (d) store water for summer
8. 8.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) laugh at it (c) ignore it (d) listen and ask why
9. 9.True or false: to carry scissors closed is safe. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) civil (d) computer
11. 11.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
14. 14.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a road that floods (c) a boring story (d) a sad song
15. 15.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) builder
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) biomedical
17. 17.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) measure the same way (c) hide a failed test (d) skip writing results
19. 19.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Improve
21. 21.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) dance (c) music (d) cooking
22. 22.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
23. 23.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 320 g, 180 g and 310 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a river (d) a ceiling fan
25. 25.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
26. 26.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a dam
28. 28.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas
29. 29.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) yes, it works (c) only if it is red (d) no, it breaks a limit
32. 32.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) not safe (b) safe
33. 33.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a seashell (d) a mobile phone
34. 34.True or false: an aerospace engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) how can we build it? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) who won the match?
37. 37.Which job is a protractor for? (a) measure a long length (b) drive in a nail (c) measure an angle (d) check a shelf is level
38. 38.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) two (c) none (d) one
39. 39.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Test (d) Imagine
40. 40.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) False (b) True

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