Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 612 · 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 design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve
2. 2.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) a cap (c) safety goggles (d) sunglasses
4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Test (d) Improve
5. 5.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) cooking (c) dance (d) science
6. 6.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
7. 7.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) designs a paint factory (c) writes app software (d) lays out a highway
8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) civil
9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) civil
10. 10.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 390 g, design B held 340 g and design C held 290 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
11. 11.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) builder
12. 12.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 330 g, 210 g and 150 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) fit on a school desk (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) float for 1 minute
18. 18.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Plan
20. 20.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
23. 23.What does the materials manager do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) keeps the team on track (c) collects the supplies (d) puts the model together
24. 24.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
26. 26.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) the final product (c) a sales poster (d) a broken part
27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) aerospace (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) electrical
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) electrical
29. 29.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a telephone (d) a fridge
31. 31.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
32. 32.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
33. 33.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) find the limits (b) pick the build order (c) follow the plan to build (d) think of wild ideas
34. 34.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) any child alone (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Improve”? (a) Ask (b) Improve
36. 36.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) writes down results (c) runs the tests (d) keeps the team on track
38. 38.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) many skills and ideas (c) to argue more (d) to finish nothing
39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a waterfall (c) a satellite (d) a mountain
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) tie back long hair (c) wear safety goggles (d) clamp wood before sawing

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