Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 778 · 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.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) use at most 20 straws (c) fit on a school desk (d) float for 1 minute
3. 3.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) put tools back after use (c) play near a moving drill (d) wear safety goggles
5. 5.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) computer (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) mechanical
7. 7.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a hammer (b) a saw (c) a protractor (d) a screwdriver
8. 8.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
9. 9.True or false: a dam helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a cloud (c) a coral reef (d) a banyan tree
11. 11.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the tools you use (c) the team names (d) goals a design must meet
13. 13.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
14. 14.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan
15. 15.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
16. 16.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 240 g, design B held 290 g and design C held 190 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
17. 17.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to avoid testing (c) to test ideas cheaply (d) to decorate a room
18. 18.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Test (d) Imagine
20. 20.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) try it out (c) ask who will use it (d) make it better, retest
22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Ask
23. 23.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Create
24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) computer
25. 25.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
26. 26.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “choose and draw one”? (a) choose and draw one (b) strengthen the weak part
27. 27.Which need does a lift meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) talk to someone far away (c) reach a top floor fast (d) keep food fresh longer
28. 28.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
29. 29.True or false: a civil engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
32. 32.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) turn a screw (b) grip and bend wire (c) smooth a rough edge (d) measure an angle
33. 33.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) electrical
35. 35.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a dam
36. 36.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) lays out a highway (d) designs bicycle gears
37. 37.What does the materials manager do? (a) writes down results (b) cuts and joins parts (c) puts the model together (d) collects the supplies
38. 38.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) tester (d) team leader
39. 39.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) keeps the design notes (c) runs the tests (d) cuts and joins parts

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