Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 738 · 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.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) give up (d) Improve
2. 2.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) build it with straws (b) sketch three ideas (c) read the challenge rules (d) strengthen the weak part
3. 3.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bridge (c) a rainbow (d) a dam
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clamp wood before sawing (b) play near a moving drill (c) tie back long hair (d) carry scissors closed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) use the same load (c) change lots at once (d) guess, do not measure
6. 6.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
7. 7.True or false: a civil engineer designs power lines. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 390 g, 230 g and 310 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
9. 9.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
10. 10.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) the youngest child (c) any child alone (d) a stranger
12. 12.🤝 A team of 5 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
13. 13.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to work alone (c) to argue more (d) many skills and ideas
14. 14.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) wires a new building (c) designs bicycle gears (d) lays out a highway
15. 15.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) safe (b) not safe
17. 17.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) yes, it works (c) only if it is red (d) no, it breaks a limit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) change only one thing (c) use a new load each time (d) change lots at once
19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Imagine
20. 20.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) builder (d) materials manager
21. 21.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) safe (b) not safe
22. 22.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Create”? (a) Test (b) Create
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) hold up 500 g (d) float for 1 minute
24. 24.What does the tester do? (a) collects the supplies (b) keeps the team on track (c) writes down results (d) checks the goals are met
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
26. 26.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
27. 27.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) one (b) none (c) two (d) all of them
28. 28.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) cross a wide river (c) make water safe to drink (d) go through a mountain
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) computer (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) chemical
30. 30.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) builds rockets (d) designs car engines
32. 32.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
33. 33.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) civil
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) record every result (c) measure the same way (d) use a new load each time
36. 36.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 96 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
37. 37.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) science (d) cooking
39. 39.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Imagine (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Create
40. 40.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a hand drill (b) a saw (c) a screwdriver (d) pliers

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