Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 595 · 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.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) record every result (c) test it only once (d) guess, do not measure
3. 3.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Test
4. 4.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to finish nothing (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
5. 5.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
6. 6.True or false: an electrical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a computer engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) while running (c) points down, closed (d) by the blades
9. 9.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
10. 10.True or false: to build the model is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a mechanical engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) tester (d) builder
13. 13.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Create
15. 15.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make water safe to drink (c) store water for summer (d) cross a wide river
16. 16.What does the tester do? (a) runs the tests (b) keeps the team on track (c) cuts and joins parts (d) writes down results
17. 17.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) safe (b) not safe
18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
19. 19.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
21. 21.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) only on Sundays (c) no, it repeats (d) yes, only once
22. 22.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) the youngest child (c) an adult (d) a stranger
23. 23.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) keep food fresh longer (c) see very tiny things (d) talk to someone far away
24. 24.True or false: to make a prototype is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a rainbow
26. 26.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a screwdriver (b) a hammer (c) a spirit level (d) a hand drill
27. 27.🤝 A team of 2 shares 4 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
28. 28.True or false: to turn a screw, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “read the challenge rules”? (a) load it with coins (b) strengthen the weak part (c) sketch three ideas (d) build it with straws
31. 31.Which need does a lift meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make water safe to drink (d) carry many people far
32. 32.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) measure a long length (b) check a shelf is level (c) grip and bend wire (d) cut a wooden plank
33. 33.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to use more paper (c) the first is wrong (d) to get reliable results
36. 36.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) one (b) none (c) all of them (d) two
37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a bicycle (c) a mobile phone (d) a mountain
38. 38.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) safety goggles (b) sunglasses (c) nothing (d) a cap
39. 39.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) talk to someone far away (c) go through a mountain (d) keep food fresh longer

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