Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 671 · 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.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) collects the supplies (c) tracks what is used up (d) writes down results
2. 2.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
4. 4.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a broken part (c) a sales poster (d) an early test model
5. 5.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
6. 6.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Create
8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) builder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) recorder
9. 9.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Test
11. 11.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which job is a hammer for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) turn a screw (c) drive in a nail (d) make a hole in wood
13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
14. 14.True or false: to check it against goals is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) sells tickets (c) grows crops (d) only paints pictures
16. 16.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Plan
18. 18.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) give up (c) Improve (d) Imagine
20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Test
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) computer
22. 22.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
24. 24.🧪 The first prototype held 140 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 160 g. How many more grams did it hold?
25. 25.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
27. 27.What does the recorder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) cuts and joins parts (c) keeps the design notes (d) keeps the team on track
28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Create
29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a bridge (c) a volcano (d) a water filter
30. 30.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) pick the build order (b) define the problem (c) dream up possible fixes (d) list the materials
32. 32.🤝 A team plans for 10 minutes, builds for 40 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) use the same load (c) repeat each test (d) change lots at once
34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
35. 35.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
36. 36.🤝 A team plans for 60 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
38. 38.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) choose and draw one (c) sketch three ideas (d) strengthen the weak part
39. 39.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
40. 40.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) not safe (b) safe

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