Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 340 · 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.🧪 The first prototype held 50 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 170 g. How many more grams did it hold?
2. 2.🔢 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) fit on a school desk (c) lift a cup of water (d) hold up 500 g
4. 4.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) only paints pictures (d) sells tickets
5. 5.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) see very tiny things (c) talk to someone far away (d) keep food fresh longer
6. 6.True or false: to change only one thing is good testing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a final test (c) a goal for success (d) a kind of glue
9. 9.🤝 A team of 3 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) civil
11. 11.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
12. 12.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “choose and draw one”? (a) choose and draw one (b) build it with straws
13. 13.🧪 The first prototype held 170 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 210 g. How many more grams did it hold?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) test it only once (c) use the same load (d) change lots at once
15. 15.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) not safe (b) safe
16. 16.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) nothing (c) safety goggles (d) sunglasses
18. 18.What does the tester do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) cuts and joins parts (c) collects the supplies (d) checks the goals are met
19. 19.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 320 g, 240 g and 340 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
20. 20.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) define the problem (c) make a prototype (d) list the materials
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) civil
22. 22.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) only if it is red (c) yes, it works (d) no, it breaks a limit
23. 23.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to guess, do not measure? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
24. 24.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
25. 25.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) buys every material (d) paints the model
26. 26.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 40 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 190 g, design B held 240 g and design C held 140 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
28. 28.🤝 A team plans for 35 minutes, builds for 40 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
29. 29.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) safe (b) not safe
30. 30.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 800 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) aerospace
32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a railway track (d) a seashell
33. 33.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) none (c) two (d) one
34. 34.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a river (c) a volcano (d) a seashell
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) pick the build order (b) think of wild ideas (c) make a prototype (d) fix the weak part
36. 36.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Imagine
37. 37.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
38. 38.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 190 g, 60 g and 200 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
39. 39.True or false: to hide a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs hearing aids (b) designs a flyover (c) designs a paint factory (d) keeps data safe online

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