Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 779 · 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.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the tools you use (c) goals a design must meet (d) the team names
2. 2.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) define the problem (b) check it against goals (c) fix the weak part (d) find the limits
3. 3.True or false: to tie back long hair is not safe. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) measure a long length (c) measure an angle (d) check a shelf is level
5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Ask
6. 6.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) designs factory machines (c) designs school networks (d) designs knee implants
8. 8.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to work alone
9. 9.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 40 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a seashell (c) a bridge (d) a railway track
11. 11.True or false: to tie back long hair is safe. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
13. 13.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) writes app software (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs a gearbox
14. 14.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) tester (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) team leader
15. 15.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) safe (b) not safe
16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a mobile phone (d) a volcano
17. 17.True or false: to fix the weak part is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
19. 19.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) measure a long length (b) drive in a nail (c) tighten a nut (d) make a hole in wood
20. 20.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) make it better, retest (c) make a prototype (d) think of wild ideas
21. 21.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
23. 23.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
24. 24.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) builder
25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) civil
26. 26.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) ignore it (b) laugh at it (c) listen and ask why (d) walk away
27. 27.True or false: a biomedical engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a spirit level (b) a tape measure (c) a screwdriver (d) a hammer
29. 29.True or false: a mechanical engineer makes medicines in bulk. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) all of them (c) none (d) one
31. 31.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.What does the materials manager do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) tracks what is used up (c) puts the model together (d) checks the goals are met
33. 33.True or false: a civil engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
35. 35.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) refines crude oil (c) designs knee implants (d) designs a metro tunnel
36. 36.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make water safe to drink (c) cross a wide river (d) go through a mountain
37. 37.🤝 A team of 2 shares 4 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
38. 38.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
39. 39.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 250 g, 100 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
40. 40.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) define the problem (b) make a prototype (c) measure its performance (d) make it better, retest

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