Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 776 · 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) fit on a school desk (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) roll at least 2 metres
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) use a new load each time (c) skip writing results (d) hide a failed test
3. 3.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 190 g, 160 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
4. 4.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a coral reef (c) a satellite (d) a banyan tree
6. 6.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the tools you use (c) the limits on money (d) goals a design must meet
7. 7.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Create
9. 9.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs hearing aids (c) builds rockets (d) designs power lines
10. 10.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs a flyover (d) designs factory machines
11. 11.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
12. 12.🧪 The first prototype held 210 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 300 g. How many more grams did it hold?
13. 13.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) ask who will use it (b) fix the weak part (c) think of wild ideas (d) brainstorm many ideas
14. 14.True or false: a chemical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
16. 16.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) it looks busy (c) to use more paper (d) to get reliable results
18. 18.True or false: a tunnel helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) computer (c) chemical (d) aerospace
20. 20.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a lift (c) a telephone (d) a dam
21. 21.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
24. 24.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a protractor (b) a tape measure (c) sandpaper (d) a screwdriver
25. 25.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine
26. 26.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a cloud (d) a bridge
27. 27.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) listen and ask why (c) walk away (d) ignore it
29. 29.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
30. 30.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) ask who will use it (b) try it out (c) make it better, retest (d) brainstorm many ideas
32. 32.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) an early test model (c) a sales poster (d) a broken part
33. 33.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) wear safety goggles (c) carry scissors closed (d) leave tools on the floor
35. 35.🤝 A team plans for 15 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
36. 36.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) measure an angle (b) drive in a nail (c) check a shelf is level (d) make a hole in wood
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) use at most 20 straws (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) be under 30 cm tall
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) cut towards your hand (c) tie back long hair (d) cut away from your body
39. 39.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True

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