Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 552 · 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 paper bridge was tested three times. It held 390 g, 250 g and 230 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
2. 2.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
3. 3.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a broken part (c) an early test model (d) a sales poster
4. 4.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) check it against goals (b) think of wild ideas (c) try it out (d) measure its performance
5. 5.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) laugh at it (c) walk away (d) ignore it
7. 7.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
8. 8.True or false: a computer engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
10. 10.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a banyan tree (c) a bridge (d) a river
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
14. 14.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) the youngest child (c) a stranger (d) an adult
15. 15.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a hand drill (b) a saw (c) a spirit level (d) a hammer
17. 17.True or false: to use the same load is good testing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) designs artificial limbs (c) plans a power grid (d) designs a flyover
19. 19.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) designs electric motors (d) keeps data safe online
20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
21. 21.🤝 A team of 3 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
22. 22.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) two (c) one (d) none
23. 23.Which job is a spanner for? (a) measure a long length (b) check a shelf is level (c) grip and bend wire (d) tighten a nut
24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Plan
25. 25.True or false: to own up to a mistake is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: to measure a long length, use a screwdriver. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer makes medicines in bulk? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) chemical (d) computer
28. 28.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: to cut away from your body is not safe. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to finish nothing (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) skip writing results (c) change lots at once (d) change only one thing
32. 32.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) pick the build order (b) try it out (c) define the problem (d) follow the plan to build
33. 33.True or false: a mechanical engineer wires a new building. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) designs a flyover (c) designs factory machines (d) refines crude oil
35. 35.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) safe (b) not safe
36. 36.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 350 g, 290 g and 380 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
37. 37.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) repeat each test (c) measure the same way (d) change only one thing
39. 39.What does the tester do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) keeps the design notes (c) runs the tests (d) cuts and joins parts
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan

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