Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 644 · 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.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
3. 3.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
5. 5.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Create
6. 6.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) check it against goals (b) make it better, retest (c) dream up possible fixes (d) pick the build order
7. 7.True or false: a computer engineer designs electric motors. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) laugh at it (c) ignore it (d) listen and ask why
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) civil
11. 11.True or false: a mechanical engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Plan
13. 13.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) a stranger (c) an adult (d) any child alone
14. 14.True or false: to cut away from your body is not safe. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 280 g, design B held 330 g and design C held 230 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
16. 16.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) by the blades (c) points up, open (d) points down, closed
18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) biomedical
19. 19.True or false: to skip writing results is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) skip writing results (c) change lots at once (d) change only one thing
22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) play near a moving drill (c) use a cracked tool (d) leave tools on the floor
24. 24.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) cross a wide river (c) see very tiny things (d) store water for summer
25. 25.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is not safe. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: an electrical engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
28. 28.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) tester
29. 29.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) no, it repeats (c) yes, only once (d) only on Sundays
30. 30.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Create
31. 31.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
32. 32.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a water filter helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) safety goggles (b) nothing (c) a cap (d) sunglasses
36. 36.Which job is a saw for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) cut a wooden plank (c) drive in a nail (d) tighten a nut
37. 37.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) sells tickets (c) only paints pictures (d) grows crops
38. 38.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) repeat each test (c) measure the same way (d) use a new load each time
40. 40.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) only if it is red (c) yes, it works (d) no, it breaks a limit

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