Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 67 · 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.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a hammer (b) sandpaper (c) a spanner (d) a spirit level
2. 2.True or false: to turn a screw, use a spirit level. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) biomedical
4. 4.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Ask
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer makes medicines in bulk? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) chemical (d) computer
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) chemical (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) civil
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) lift a cup of water (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) be under 30 cm tall
8. 8.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Test
9. 9.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) read the challenge rules
10. 10.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) measure its performance (b) pick the build order (c) dream up possible fixes (d) define the problem
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) computer
13. 13.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) cross a wide river (c) make water safe to drink (d) reach a top floor fast
14. 14.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) designs useful solutions (c) only paints pictures (d) grows crops
15. 15.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 850 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a rainbow (c) a cloud (d) a coral reef
17. 17.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a final test (c) a goal for success (d) a kind of glue
18. 18.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Create
19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Improve
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a mobile phone (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall
21. 21.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: to measure a long length, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) designs a flyover (c) designs power lines (d) designs a paint factory
24. 24.True or false: to play near a moving drill is not safe. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a seashell (c) a railway track (d) a rainbow
27. 27.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) aerospace (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) electrical
28. 28.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) store water for summer
30. 30.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 32 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) guess, do not measure (c) repeat each test (d) change only one thing
32. 32.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧪 The first prototype held 70 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 140 g. How many more grams did it hold?
34. 34.True or false: to use a cracked tool is not safe. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a cloud (c) a mobile phone (d) a seashell
36. 36.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a train
37. 37.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) electrical
40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine

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