Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 420 · 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: to put tools back after use is not safe. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) builds a website (c) lays out a highway (d) designs artificial limbs
3. 3.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) mechanical (b) computer (c) electrical (d) biomedical
5. 5.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) measure its performance (b) find the limits (c) define the problem (d) fix the weak part
6. 6.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 340 g, 200 g and 210 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
7. 7.What does the tester do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) shares out the jobs (c) cuts and joins parts (d) collects the supplies
8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) civil
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) use the same load (c) repeat each test (d) guess, do not measure
10. 10.🧪 The first prototype held 60 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 180 g. How many more grams did it hold?
11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Improve
12. 12.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a biomedical engineer refines crude oil. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) the youngest child (c) a stranger (d) an adult
15. 15.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) designs knee implants (c) lays out a highway (d) designs satellites
16. 16.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) electrical
18. 18.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) cross a wide river (c) carry many people far (d) talk to someone far away
21. 21.True or false: a computer engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
24. 24.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a ceiling fan (c) a lift (d) a satellite
27. 27.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
28. 28.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) strengthen the weak part
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
31. 31.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a train (c) a water filter (d) a dam
32. 32.True or false: to wear safety goggles is not safe. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: an electrical engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
35. 35.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a coral reef (d) a seashell
37. 37.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a railway track (c) a volcano (d) a ceiling fan
39. 39.True or false: an aerospace engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the tools you use (c) the team names (d) goals a design must meet

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