Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 768 · 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.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a final test (c) a kind of glue (d) a goal for success
2. 2.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a hammer (b) a screwdriver (c) a tape measure (d) a spirit level
3. 3.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 180 g, 60 g and 240 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
4. 4.True or false: to measure an angle, use a hammer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) checks the goals are met (c) keeps the team on track (d) puts the model together
7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) mechanical (b) computer (c) chemical (d) biomedical
8. 8.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Create (d) Plan
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a satellite (c) a water filter (d) a railway track
10. 10.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) recorder (b) builder (c) team leader (d) tester
11. 11.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs a gearbox (c) designs car engines (d) designs knee implants
12. 12.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
14. 14.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a microscope (c) a solar panel (d) a water filter
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a cloud (c) a banyan tree (d) a volcano
16. 16.Which job is pliers for? (a) tighten a nut (b) make a hole in wood (c) smooth a rough edge (d) grip and bend wire
17. 17.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 370 g, design B held 320 g and design C held 270 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) touch a hot glue tip (c) leave tools on the floor (d) cut away from your body
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) change only one thing (c) test it only once (d) guess, do not measure
21. 21.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a spirit level (b) a screwdriver (c) sandpaper (d) a hand drill
22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) computer (d) chemical
23. 23.Which job is a saw for? (a) drive in a nail (b) cut a wooden plank (c) check a shelf is level (d) grip and bend wire
24. 24.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) clear labelled sketches (c) no drawings at all (d) secret notes
25. 25.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) recorder (b) builder (c) team leader (d) tester
26. 26.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 74 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
27. 27.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Test
29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a banyan tree (d) a satellite
30. 30.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) many skills and ideas (c) to work alone (d) to argue more
31. 31.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 94 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
32. 32.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) safe (b) not safe
34. 34.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
35. 35.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) any child alone (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
36. 36.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) checks the goals are met (c) collects the supplies (d) puts the model together
38. 38.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
39. 39.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
40. 40.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint

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