Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 375 · 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: a mechanical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) builder
3. 3.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a dam (c) a tunnel (d) a bridge
4. 4.Which job is a spanner for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) drive in a nail (c) tighten a nut (d) cut a wooden plank
5. 5.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Test”? (a) Create (b) Test
7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) mechanical
8. 8.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) builds at once (c) buys every material (d) paints the model
9. 9.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) pick the build order (c) define the problem (d) list the materials
10. 10.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) designs car engines (c) refines crude oil (d) designs a gearbox
11. 11.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) a stranger (c) an adult (d) the youngest child
12. 12.True or false: to try it out is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 230 g, design B held 280 g and design C held 180 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
14. 14.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
15. 15.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 350 g, design B held 250 g and design C held 300 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
16. 16.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the tools you use (c) the team names (d) the limits on money
17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) biomedical
18. 18.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
19. 19.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make power from sunlight (c) talk to someone far away (d) make water safe to drink
20. 20.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
21. 21.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
22. 22.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) designs factory machines (c) plans a space mission (d) plans a power grid
24. 24.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points down, closed (c) while running (d) points up, open
25. 25.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
26. 26.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) chemical (d) mechanical
28. 28.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
30. 30.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) carry many people far (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
31. 31.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Create
34. 34.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a telephone
35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a seashell
36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Plan
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) mechanical
38. 38.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
39. 39.True or false: to pick the build order is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork

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