Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 815 · 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 kind of engineer designs a paint factory? (a) chemical (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) mechanical
2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Create (d) Improve
3. 3.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) load it with coins (b) read the challenge rules (c) choose and draw one (d) strengthen the weak part
4. 4.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a boring story (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match
5. 5.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) make it better, retest (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) try it out
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a mobile phone
8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
10. 10.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) builder (d) recorder
12. 12.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 330 g, 300 g and 300 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
13. 13.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) find the limits (b) define the problem (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) brainstorm many ideas
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) leave tools on the floor (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) run while holding tools
15. 15.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
16. 16.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 86 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) points down, closed (c) by the blades (d) while running
19. 19.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) check it against goals (b) fix the weak part (c) list the materials (d) make a prototype
21. 21.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) checks the goals are met (c) tracks what is used up (d) puts the model together
22. 22.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) keeps the design notes (c) runs the tests (d) shares out the jobs
23. 23.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
24. 24.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) load it with coins (b) strengthen the weak part (c) choose and draw one (d) sketch three ideas
25. 25.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a telephone (d) a lift
26. 26.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) go through a mountain (c) cross a wide river (d) carry many people far
28. 28.What does the recorder do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) puts the model together (c) cuts and joins parts (d) keeps the design notes
29. 29.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) tracks what is used up (c) shares out the jobs (d) puts the model together
30. 30.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to use more paper (c) to get reliable results (d) the first is wrong
31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) electrical
32. 32.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Plan
35. 35.True or false: to make a prototype is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) only paints pictures (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
37. 37.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs satellites. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: an electrical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a train
40. 40.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True

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