Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 677 · 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.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
2. 2.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points up, open (c) points down, closed (d) while running
3. 3.🧪 The first prototype held 260 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 340 g. How many more grams did it hold?
4. 4.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a bicycle
6. 6.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 78 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a river (d) a railway track
9. 9.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
10. 10.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) talk to someone far away (d) make water safe to drink
11. 11.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a tape measure (b) a hammer (c) a hand drill (d) a spanner
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) computer
13. 13.Which need does a lift meet? (a) store water for summer (b) go through a mountain (c) reach a top floor fast (d) talk to someone far away
14. 14.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) civil
16. 16.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) tester
17. 17.True or false: a chemical engineer refines crude oil. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
19. 19.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
20. 20.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) let adults use hot glue (b) cut towards your hand (c) leave tools on the floor (d) touch a hot glue tip
22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) sandpaper (b) a spanner (c) a tape measure (d) a hand drill
23. 23.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 440 g, 280 g and 330 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
24. 24.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) not safe (b) safe
25. 25.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs factory machines (c) designs a paint factory (d) writes app software
26. 26.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs aeroplane wings (c) builds rockets (d) designs car engines
27. 27.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) cross a wide river (c) make power from sunlight (d) see very tiny things
28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
29. 29.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) builder (b) tester (c) recorder (d) materials manager
31. 31.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Improve
34. 34.🤝 A team of 4 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
35. 35.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve
38. 38.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) only if it is red (c) yes, always (d) no, it breaks a limit
39. 39.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is safe. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) True (b) False

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