Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 817 · 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.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Ask
2. 2.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 98 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) carry 10 coins (d) keep ice for 1 hour
4. 4.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) materials manager (b) tester (c) recorder (d) team leader
5. 5.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) turn a screw (c) drive in a nail (d) smooth a rough edge
6. 6.True or false: a computer engineer designs car engines. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.What does the materials manager do? (a) puts the model together (b) checks the goals are met (c) collects the supplies (d) runs the tests
8. 8.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a kind of glue (c) a final test (d) a goal for success
9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a railway track (c) a rainbow (d) a waterfall
10. 10.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) wires a new building (c) designs a flyover (d) plans a power grid
11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a bridge (c) a mobile phone (d) a cloud
12. 12.Which need does a lift meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) cross a wide river (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
13. 13.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) pliers (b) sandpaper (c) a tape measure (d) a spirit level
14. 14.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: to find the limits is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a computer engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) a stranger (b) an adult (c) any child alone (d) the youngest child
18. 18.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) many skills and ideas (c) to finish nothing (d) to argue more
19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Test
20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) computer
21. 21.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) cross a wide river (d) talk to someone far away
22. 22.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Imagine
24. 24.True or false: to measure a long length, use a hand drill. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) safe (b) not safe
26. 26.Which job is a protractor for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) make a hole in wood (c) turn a screw (d) measure an angle
27. 27.True or false: a civil engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) tie back long hair (c) play near a moving drill (d) run while holding tools
29. 29.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) by the blades (c) points down, closed (d) points up, open
30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) materials manager
31. 31.True or false: a chemical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) mechanical
33. 33.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) builder (d) recorder
34. 34.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a tunnel
35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve
36. 36.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) goals a design must meet (c) the team names (d) the tools you use
37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve
38. 38.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) change lots at once (c) hide a failed test (d) use the same load
40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a ceiling fan (c) a river (d) a bicycle

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