Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 520 · 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.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
2. 2.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
4. 4.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) safe (b) not safe
5. 5.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) a broken part (c) the final product (d) a sales poster
6. 6.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
7. 7.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is safe. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) plans a dam (c) writes app software (d) runs a fertiliser plant
9. 9.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) materials manager (b) tester (c) builder (d) team leader
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) use only paper and tape (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) lift a cup of water
11. 11.True or false: to hide a failed test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
13. 13.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: to laugh at ideas is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
16. 16.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) while running (c) points up, open (d) by the blades
17. 17.What does the builder do? (a) writes down results (b) cuts and joins parts (c) keeps the design notes (d) collects the supplies
18. 18.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a tunnel
20. 20.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) civil
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) computer (b) civil (c) chemical (d) mechanical
23. 23.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) cuts and joins parts (c) runs the tests (d) tracks what is used up
24. 24.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) runs the tests (c) collects the supplies (d) shares out the jobs
25. 25.🤝 A team plans for 35 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
26. 26.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) give up
27. 27.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Imagine
29. 29.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) collects the supplies (c) shares out the jobs (d) keeps the team on track
30. 30.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 20 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
31. 31.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 66 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
32. 32.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Create
33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 88 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
34. 34.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 68 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
35. 35.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) paints the model (c) buys every material (d) understands the problem
36. 36.True or false: to turn a screw, use a hammer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which job is a saw for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) cut a wooden plank (c) measure a long length (d) drive in a nail
38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a bridge (c) a river (d) a rainbow
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a river (c) a volcano (d) a waterfall
40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) aerospace (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) computer

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