Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 620 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Test
2. 2.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
3. 3.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Ask
4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine
5. 5.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a goal for success (c) a kind of glue (d) a final test
6. 6.🤝 A team of 3 shares 9 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 8 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
7. 7.True or false: to check it against goals is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
9. 9.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Ask
10. 10.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) no drawings at all (b) clear labelled sketches (c) secret notes (d) only talking fast
12. 12.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
13. 13.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) builds rockets (c) refines crude oil (d) designs knee implants
14. 14.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) designs hearing aids (c) plans a power grid (d) designs knee implants
15. 15.True or false: a computer engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) walk away (c) listen and ask why (d) laugh at it
17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) let adults use hot glue (c) run while holding tools (d) put tools back after use
19. 19.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) see very tiny things (c) reach a top floor fast (d) go through a mountain
20. 20.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) give up (c) Ask (d) Improve
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) civil
22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a tape measure (b) a saw (c) a spirit level (d) a protractor
23. 23.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Plan
24. 24.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
25. 25.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) plans a dam (c) designs a flyover (d) builds hospital scanners
26. 26.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
27. 27.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) designs a paint factory (c) designs satellites (d) designs factory machines
28. 28.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 340 g, 280 g and 340 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
29. 29.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) builder
31. 31.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) build it with straws (b) strengthen the weak part (c) load it with coins (d) choose and draw one
32. 32.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 64 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a fridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.What does the team leader do? (a) puts the model together (b) keeps the team on track (c) runs the tests (d) collects the supplies
36. 36.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) team leader (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) builder
37. 37.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to carry scissors closed? (a) safe (b) not safe
38. 38.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) store water for summer (b) go through a mountain (c) reach a top floor fast (d) see very tiny things
39. 39.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) sketch three ideas
40. 40.🧪 The first prototype held 260 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 350 g. How many more grams did it hold?

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