Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 558 · 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.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) refines crude oil (c) designs satellites (d) designs a gearbox
2. 2.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a ceiling fan
3. 3.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) safe (b) not safe
5. 5.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) builder
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) mechanical
7. 7.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) designs aeroplane wings (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) builds hospital scanners
8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a rainbow (c) a satellite (d) a banyan tree
9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Create
10. 10.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
11. 11.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make power from sunlight (c) keep food fresh longer (d) cross a wide river
12. 12.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test
13. 13.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Test
14. 14.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) tester (d) recorder
15. 15.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) sketch three ideas (b) choose and draw one (c) strengthen the weak part (d) read the challenge rules
16. 16.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) keep food fresh longer (c) store water for summer (d) reach a top floor fast
18. 18.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “read the challenge rules”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) choose and draw one (c) strengthen the weak part (d) build it with straws
19. 19.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
20. 20.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a tunnel (d) a water filter
21. 21.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) measure its performance (b) pick the build order (c) build the model (d) brainstorm many ideas
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) civil
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) chemical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) computer
24. 24.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 180 g, 150 g and 120 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
25. 25.🤝 A team plans for 60 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
26. 26.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to decorate a room (b) to sell them at once (c) to avoid testing (d) to test ideas cheaply
27. 27.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) try it out (b) find the limits (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) follow the plan to build
28. 28.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a power grid. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a tunnel helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to get reliable results (b) to use more paper (c) it looks busy (d) the first is wrong
31. 31.True or false: a computer engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) tester
33. 33.True or false: to cut away from your body is safe. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) goals a design must meet (c) the team names (d) the tools you use
36. 36.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) lift a cup of water (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) use at most 20 straws
38. 38.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Ask
39. 39.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 350 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
40. 40.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) many skills and ideas (c) to finish nothing (d) to work alone

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