Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 423 · 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 an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) buys every material (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
2. 2.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) measure its performance (c) fix the weak part (d) draw a labelled diagram
3. 3.What does the team leader do? (a) writes down results (b) keeps the team on track (c) puts the model together (d) cuts and joins parts
4. 4.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use a hammer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test
7. 7.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) recorder
8. 8.🧪 The first prototype held 230 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 390 g. How many more grams did it hold?
9. 9.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) many skills and ideas (c) to argue more (d) to finish nothing
10. 10.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) dream up possible fixes (b) make a prototype (c) fix the weak part (d) ask who will use it
11. 11.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a spirit level (b) pliers (c) a hammer (d) a hand drill
12. 12.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe
13. 13.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “load it with coins”? (a) load it with coins (b) sketch three ideas
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a satellite (c) a ceiling fan (d) a volcano
16. 16.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
17. 17.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Ask
18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a seashell (c) a rainbow (d) a railway track
19. 19.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) designs a paint factory (c) designs knee implants (d) writes app software
22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) pliers (b) a saw (c) a hammer (d) sandpaper
23. 23.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧪 The first prototype held 50 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 180 g. How many more grams did it hold?
26. 26.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
27. 27.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Create
29. 29.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs power lines (d) writes app software
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) electrical (d) mechanical
31. 31.True or false: to talk over others is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a saw. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) choose and draw one (c) build it with straws (d) load it with coins
35. 35.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 360 g, 270 g and 420 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Create
37. 37.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 300 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
38. 38.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
39. 39.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) builder (d) recorder
40. 40.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) grows crops

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