Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 746 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) use only paper and tape (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) hold up 500 g
2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Imagine
3. 3.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Test (d) Plan
5. 5.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 32 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
9. 9.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) pliers (b) a hand drill (c) a saw (d) a screwdriver
10. 10.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
12. 12.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 200 g, design B held 300 g and design C held 250 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
13. 13.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which job is a hammer for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) turn a screw (c) check a shelf is level (d) drive in a nail
15. 15.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧪 The first prototype held 170 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 310 g. How many more grams did it hold?
18. 18.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Create (d) Ask
21. 21.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) runs a fertiliser plant (b) designs factory machines (c) designs aeroplane wings (d) lays out a highway
22. 22.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Imagine
23. 23.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 150 g, design B held 100 g and design C held 200 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
24. 24.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) go through a mountain (c) talk to someone far away (d) make water safe to drink
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) civil (d) chemical
26. 26.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a banyan tree (c) a water filter (d) a river
27. 27.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) make a hole in wood (c) measure a long length (d) smooth a rough edge
28. 28.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 230 g, 150 g and 160 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
29. 29.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) check a shelf is level (c) measure an angle (d) turn a screw
30. 30.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a seashell (c) a bicycle (d) a banyan tree
32. 32.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 130 g, design B held 230 g and design C held 180 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 38 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) define the problem (b) find the limits (c) list the materials (d) make it better, retest
36. 36.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “read the challenge rules”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) load it with coins (c) strengthen the weak part (d) build it with straws
37. 37.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
39. 39.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
40. 40.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) choose and draw one (c) build it with straws (d) read the challenge rules

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