Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 402 · 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.What does the tester do? (a) writes down results (b) runs the tests (c) keeps the team on track (d) shares out the jobs
2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Test
3. 3.What does the recorder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) shares out the jobs (c) writes down results (d) keeps the team on track
4. 4.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) not safe (b) safe
5. 5.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) what is for lunch? (c) how can we build it? (d) who won the match?
6. 6.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Ask
7. 7.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Improve
8. 8.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) tighten a nut (c) check a shelf is level (d) grip and bend wire
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clamp wood before sawing (b) leave tools on the floor (c) carry scissors closed (d) wear safety goggles
11. 11.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a goal for success (c) a final test (d) a limit you must keep to
12. 12.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) designs satellites (d) builds rockets
14. 14.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas
15. 15.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
16. 16.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) builder
18. 18.True or false: an electrical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a mechanical engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 160 g, 90 g and 230 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
21. 21.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, it repeats (c) only for big jobs (d) yes, only once
22. 22.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) not safe (b) safe
23. 23.True or false: to talk over others is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a road that floods
25. 25.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) hide a failed test (c) repeat each test (d) guess, do not measure
27. 27.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a water filter
28. 28.🤝 A team of 5 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds rockets? (a) chemical (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) mechanical
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) mechanical (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) computer
31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Improve
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) use only paper and tape
33. 33.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) paints the model (d) buys every material
34. 34.True or false: to hide a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
36. 36.True or false: to tie back long hair is safe. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is not safe. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) biomedical
40. 40.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) pick the build order (b) measure its performance (c) define the problem (d) try it out

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