Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 450 · 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.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a goal for success (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
2. 2.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a sad song (c) a road that floods (d) a boring story
3. 3.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) aerospace
5. 5.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) measure its performance (b) ask who will use it (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) redesign after testing
6. 6.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
7. 7.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) civil
9. 9.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧪 The first prototype held 190 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 280 g. How many more grams did it hold?
11. 11.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Ask
12. 12.Which job is a hammer for? (a) drive in a nail (b) make a hole in wood (c) smooth a rough edge (d) tighten a nut
13. 13.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a telephone helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
16. 16.True or false: a biomedical engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the tools you use (c) the limits on money (d) goals a design must meet
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) use a new load each time (c) record every result (d) test it only once
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a dam (c) a waterfall (d) a railway track
20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
21. 21.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) pick the build order (b) redesign after testing (c) build the model (d) check it against goals
22. 22.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
24. 24.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) checks the goals are met (c) keeps the team on track (d) puts the model together
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) electrical
26. 26.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) civil
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
29. 29.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Improve
31. 31.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧪 The first prototype held 110 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 140 g. How many more grams did it hold?
33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Ask
34. 34.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) not safe (b) safe
35. 35.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) yes, only once (c) no, it repeats (d) only on Sundays
36. 36.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 390 g, design B held 290 g and design C held 340 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a cloud (c) a dam (d) a seashell
38. 38.🔢 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
39. 39.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “read the challenge rules”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws (c) choose and draw one (d) load it with coins
40. 40.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 150 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No

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