Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 649 · 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: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Ask
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a river (c) a rainbow (d) a dam
4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a rainbow (c) a water filter (d) a river
5. 5.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) load it with coins
6. 6.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Plan
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Imagine
8. 8.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs satellites. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
10. 10.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Create (d) Imagine
12. 12.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make water safe to drink (c) reach a top floor fast (d) talk to someone far away
13. 13.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a road that floods
14. 14.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
15. 15.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) redesign after testing (b) define the problem (c) make a prototype (d) ask who will use it
16. 16.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 210 g, 80 g and 250 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
17. 17.True or false: to check it against goals is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a final test (c) a goal for success (d) a kind of glue
19. 19.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
20. 20.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
21. 21.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Test
22. 22.True or false: to use a cracked tool is not safe. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) civil
24. 24.What does the tester do? (a) runs the tests (b) tracks what is used up (c) cuts and joins parts (d) writes down results
25. 25.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) no drawings at all (b) only talking fast (c) secret notes (d) clear labelled sketches
26. 26.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a railway track (c) a rainbow (d) a coral reef
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) leave tools on the floor (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) clamp wood before sawing
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) biomedical
29. 29.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) builder (d) materials manager
31. 31.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
32. 32.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) read the challenge rules (b) load it with coins (c) strengthen the weak part (d) choose and draw one
33. 33.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a protractor (b) a screwdriver (c) a hand drill (d) a saw
34. 34.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Plan
36. 36.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
37. 37.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a hand drill (b) a saw (c) pliers (d) sandpaper
38. 38.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.What does the team leader do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) keeps the design notes (c) puts the model together (d) keeps the team on track
40. 40.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) define the problem (b) list the materials (c) dream up possible fixes (d) think of wild ideas

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