Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 655 · 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.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) recorder (b) builder (c) tester (d) materials manager
2. 2.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) recorder (d) team leader
3. 3.True or false: to cut away from your body is not safe. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a satellite (b) a cloud (c) a coral reef (d) a river
5. 5.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) plans a space mission (c) builds hospital scanners (d) designs artificial limbs
6. 6.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 76 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
7. 7.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 330 g, 300 g and 300 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
9. 9.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 200 g, 150 g and 250 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
10. 10.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) recorder (d) builder
11. 11.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
12. 12.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
13. 13.True or false: to record every result is good testing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) load it with coins (b) read the challenge rules
17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Test (d) Imagine
18. 18.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
19. 19.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a bridge (c) a satellite (d) a water filter
22. 22.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
23. 23.True or false: a chemical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) materials manager (d) recorder
26. 26.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) build the model (b) find the limits (c) make a prototype (d) draw a labelled diagram
28. 28.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) tester
29. 29.True or false: a chemical engineer writes app software. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.What does the materials manager do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) runs the tests (c) puts the model together (d) collects the supplies
31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Ask
32. 32.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a tunnel (c) a fridge (d) a dam
33. 33.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) keep food fresh longer
34. 34.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) materials manager (b) tester (c) recorder (d) builder
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) fix the weak part (c) make it better, retest (d) list the materials
36. 36.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤝 A team plans for 15 minutes, builds for 20 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
38. 38.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Create
39. 39.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a screwdriver (b) pliers (c) a protractor (d) sandpaper

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