Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 484 · 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 team of 4 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
2. 2.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 380 g, design B held 330 g and design C held 280 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) computer (d) mechanical
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) carry 10 coins (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) hold up 500 g
5. 5.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) chemical
7. 7.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) cross a wide river (d) reach a top floor fast
9. 9.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 270 g, design B held 320 g and design C held 370 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Plan
11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Plan
12. 12.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a solar panel (d) a telephone
13. 13.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 40 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
14. 14.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make water safe to drink (d) make power from sunlight
15. 15.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) tracks what is used up (c) runs the tests (d) cuts and joins parts
16. 16.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) not safe (b) safe
17. 17.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
18. 18.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Improve
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) civil
21. 21.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) builder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) recorder
22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine
23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a coral reef (c) a seashell (d) a railway track
24. 24.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) designs electric motors (c) plans a space mission (d) designs a flyover
25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
27. 27.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) runs the tests (c) cuts and joins parts (d) collects the supplies
28. 28.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) not safe (b) safe
29. 29.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) walk away (c) ignore it (d) listen and ask why
31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Create
32. 32.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
33. 33.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Ask
34. 34.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 440 g, 320 g and 290 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
36. 36.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) buys every material
38. 38.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 250 g, 150 g and 350 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
39. 39.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is safe. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) goals a design must meet (c) the team names (d) the limits on money

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