Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 611 · 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 kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) electrical
2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) chemical
3. 3.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Imagine
5. 5.True or false: a civil engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) use only paper and tape (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) use at most 20 straws
8. 8.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
10. 10.True or false: to redesign after testing is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 400 g, 220 g and 280 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a mobile phone (c) a railway track (d) a waterfall
13. 13.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
14. 14.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) designs hearing aids (c) designs power lines (d) builds hospital scanners
16. 16.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a telephone (d) a tunnel
18. 18.What does the materials manager do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) writes down results (c) tracks what is used up (d) keeps the team on track
19. 19.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which need does a train meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make water safe to drink (c) go through a mountain (d) carry many people far
21. 21.🧪 The first prototype held 50 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 240 g. How many more grams did it hold?
22. 22.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “choose and draw one”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) choose and draw one
23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Imagine
24. 24.True or false: a mechanical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, it works (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
26. 26.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Plan
27. 27.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
28. 28.True or false: to check it against goals is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) electrical (d) chemical
30. 30.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: to let adults use hot glue is not safe. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) wires a new building (c) lays out a highway (d) designs knee implants
33. 33.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) music (c) dance (d) cooking
34. 34.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) safety goggles (c) nothing (d) sunglasses
35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a waterfall (c) a mobile phone (d) a seashell
36. 36.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a saw (b) pliers (c) a protractor (d) a hammer
38. 38.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) ignore it (c) laugh at it (d) walk away
39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a satellite
40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) computer

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