Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 806 · 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 team plans for 25 minutes, builds for 15 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
2. 2.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) turn a screw (c) measure an angle (d) grip and bend wire
3. 3.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a protractor (b) a spirit level (c) a hammer (d) a spanner
4. 4.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a spirit level (b) sandpaper (c) a spanner (d) a protractor
5. 5.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
7. 7.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) tester (d) materials manager
8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a waterfall (c) a bicycle (d) a railway track
9. 9.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) safety goggles (b) sunglasses (c) nothing (d) a cap
10. 10.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Ask
11. 11.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Plan
14. 14.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: to try it out is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) give up
17. 17.Which need does a train meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) keep food fresh longer (c) talk to someone far away (d) carry many people far
18. 18.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) plans a power grid (b) designs artificial limbs (c) designs factory machines (d) plans a space mission
19. 19.True or false: a dam helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 8 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
21. 21.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
23. 23.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a boring story
24. 24.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
25. 25.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
26. 26.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 150 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
27. 27.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧪 The first prototype held 210 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 290 g. How many more grams did it hold?
29. 29.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) any child alone
30. 30.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Test
31. 31.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) run while holding tools (c) play near a moving drill (d) put tools back after use
33. 33.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a water filter (c) a tunnel (d) a bridge
34. 34.True or false: a chemical engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤝 A team plans for 60 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
36. 36.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a screwdriver (b) a spirit level (c) a hammer (d) a saw
38. 38.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.What does the tester do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) keeps the design notes (c) shares out the jobs (d) runs the tests
40. 40.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) cross a wide river (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make water safe to drink

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