Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 433 · 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.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) choose and draw one (c) build it with straws (d) read the challenge rules
2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Ask
3. 3.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a dam helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 20 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a waterfall (d) a water filter
7. 7.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a water filter (c) a waterfall (d) a railway track
9. 9.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a water filter
10. 10.True or false: to cut towards your hand is safe. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) choose and draw one (b) strengthen the weak part
12. 12.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a satellite (c) a water filter (d) a lift
14. 14.True or false: a chemical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the limits on money (c) the team names (d) the tools you use
16. 16.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a tunnel (c) a fridge (d) a bridge
17. 17.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a coral reef
18. 18.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Plan
19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Plan
20. 20.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
23. 23.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is not safe. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make power from sunlight (c) talk to someone far away (d) store water for summer
25. 25.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.What does the team leader do? (a) collects the supplies (b) shares out the jobs (c) cuts and joins parts (d) puts the model together
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) skip writing results (c) use the same load (d) change lots at once
28. 28.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) make it better, retest (b) pick the build order (c) think of wild ideas (d) list the materials
30. 30.What does the team leader do? (a) runs the tests (b) cuts and joins parts (c) keeps the team on track (d) writes down results
31. 31.🧪 The first prototype held 90 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 100 g. How many more grams did it hold?
32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) computer (d) aerospace
33. 33.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) biomedical
35. 35.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
36. 36.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a power grid. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
38. 38.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) nothing (c) safety goggles (d) a cap
39. 39.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) pick the build order (b) find the limits (c) think of wild ideas (d) fix the weak part
40. 40.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False

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