Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 641 · 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 build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) read the challenge rules
2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) biomedical
3. 3.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 400 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.Which job is a spanner for? (a) turn a screw (b) tighten a nut (c) make a hole in wood (d) measure a long length
5. 5.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a volcano (c) a ceiling fan (d) a water filter
6. 6.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) secret notes (c) no drawings at all (d) clear labelled sketches
7. 7.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) goals a design must meet (c) the team names (d) the limits on money
8. 8.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Improve
9. 9.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) safe (b) not safe
10. 10.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) build it with straws (c) choose and draw one (d) strengthen the weak part
11. 11.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 72 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Ask
13. 13.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
14. 14.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Ask
15. 15.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) carry many people far (b) cross a wide river (c) make power from sunlight (d) make water safe to drink
16. 16.🤝 A team of 2 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
17. 17.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) aerospace
19. 19.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure a long length (c) smooth a rough edge (d) cut a wooden plank
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
21. 21.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) a broken part (c) the final product (d) a sales poster
22. 22.What does the team leader do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) keeps the team on track (c) writes down results (d) checks the goals are met
23. 23.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 26 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) carry many people far (c) see very tiny things (d) reach a top floor fast
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) repeat each test (c) guess, do not measure (d) change only one thing
26. 26.True or false: to fix the weak part is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Imagine
28. 28.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) builder (d) tester
29. 29.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Improve
30. 30.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
31. 31.Which need does a train meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) cross a wide river (c) carry many people far (d) go through a mountain
32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) team leader
33. 33.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 210 g, design B held 110 g and design C held 160 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
34. 34.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a hammer (b) sandpaper (c) a tape measure (d) a saw
35. 35.True or false: an electrical engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a rainbow (c) a river (d) a coral reef
37. 37.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
40. 40.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a telephone

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