Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 44 · 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: a chemical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) no drawings at all (b) only talking fast (c) secret notes (d) clear labelled sketches
3. 3.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 350 g, design B held 300 g and design C held 250 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
5. 5.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) biomedical
7. 7.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
9. 9.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) measure an angle (b) make a hole in wood (c) cut a wooden plank (d) smooth a rough edge
10. 10.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) make it better, retest (c) follow the plan to build (d) dream up possible fixes
11. 11.True or false: a civil engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) ignore it (c) laugh at it (d) walk away
13. 13.What does the builder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) puts the model together (c) shares out the jobs (d) writes down results
14. 14.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) refines crude oil (c) keeps data safe online (d) designs a metro tunnel
16. 16.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 20 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
18. 18.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) touch a hot glue tip (c) let adults use hot glue (d) cut towards your hand
20. 20.True or false: to own up to a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) see very tiny things (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
23. 23.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) builder
24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
25. 25.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a protractor (b) a spanner (c) a saw (d) a hand drill
26. 26.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to finish nothing (c) to work alone (d) to argue more
27. 27.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) safe (b) not safe
28. 28.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) a sales poster (c) the final product (d) a broken part
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) leave tools on the floor (d) touch a hot glue tip
30. 30.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) to use more paper (c) it looks busy (d) to get reliable results
32. 32.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) read the challenge rules
33. 33.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
35. 35.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Improve
37. 37.True or false: a computer engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the team names (c) goals a design must meet (d) the limits on money
39. 39.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) measure the same way (c) change lots at once (d) record every result

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