Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 743 · 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.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “choose and draw one”? (a) choose and draw one (b) read the challenge rules
2. 2.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) let adults use hot glue (d) use a cracked tool
4. 4.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
5. 5.True or false: a computer engineer designs satellites. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, it repeats (c) yes, only once (d) only for big jobs
7. 7.True or false: to fix the weak part is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.What does the team leader do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) checks the goals are met (c) writes down results (d) keeps the design notes
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) computer (d) chemical
11. 11.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) guess, do not measure (c) repeat each test (d) change only one thing
13. 13.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Create (d) Ask
14. 14.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) designs hearing aids (c) writes app software (d) designs electric motors
16. 16.True or false: a chemical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Test
18. 18.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is not safe. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) electrical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) mechanical
20. 20.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) pick the build order (c) dream up possible fixes (d) define the problem
21. 21.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a microscope helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
25. 25.📋 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
26. 26.🧪 The first prototype held 100 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 160 g. How many more grams did it hold?
27. 27.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points up, open (c) points down, closed (d) by the blades
29. 29.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) hold up 500 g (d) fit on a school desk
31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Create
32. 32.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 72 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) not safe (b) safe
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) hide a failed test (c) change lots at once (d) guess, do not measure
36. 36.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) a sales poster (c) the final product (d) an early test model
37. 37.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a banyan tree (c) a railway track (d) a seashell
39. 39.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
40. 40.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers

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