Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 39 · 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 river (b) a cloud (c) a mountain (d) a satellite
2. 2.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) talk to someone far away (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make water safe to drink
3. 3.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a boring story (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match
4. 4.True or false: to measure an angle, use a hand drill. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 300 g, 180 g and 120 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) civil
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Create
8. 8.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a spanner (b) a saw (c) sandpaper (d) a tape measure
9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a volcano (d) a mobile phone
10. 10.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
11. 11.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) carry 10 coins (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) roll at least 2 metres
14. 14.What does the builder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) collects the supplies (c) puts the model together (d) keeps the team on track
15. 15.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a mechanical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Create
18. 18.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
20. 20.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) electrical (d) biomedical
23. 23.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 230 g, 180 g and 190 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
25. 25.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a waterfall (c) a bicycle (d) a lift
27. 27.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) build it with straws (b) strengthen the weak part (c) read the challenge rules (d) choose and draw one
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) civil (b) computer (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
29. 29.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) read the challenge rules (b) sketch three ideas (c) strengthen the weak part (d) build it with straws
30. 30.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a rainbow (c) a river (d) a bicycle
32. 32.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a water filter (c) a train (d) a telephone
34. 34.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) ask who will use it (b) find the limits (c) make it better, retest (d) dream up possible fixes
35. 35.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
36. 36.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) builds rockets (c) plans a space mission (d) plans a power grid
37. 37.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) builder (b) tester (c) recorder (d) materials manager
38. 38.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 300 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
39. 39.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) measure a long length (c) check a shelf is level (d) smooth a rough edge
40. 40.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) talk to someone far away (c) cross a wide river (d) see very tiny things

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