Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 825 · 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 job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) wires a new building (c) designs knee implants (d) designs aeroplane wings
2. 2.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) civil (d) computer
4. 4.True or false: to check it against goals is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) measure an angle (c) make a hole in wood (d) smooth a rough edge
7. 7.🤝 A team of 5 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 8 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
8. 8.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
9. 9.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) recorder (d) builder
10. 10.What does the builder do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) shares out the jobs (c) checks the goals are met (d) puts the model together
11. 11.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 260 g, 170 g and 80 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
12. 12.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) recorder
14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) computer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) use a new load each time (c) change only one thing (d) measure the same way
16. 16.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) measure its performance (b) ask who will use it (c) list the materials (d) dream up possible fixes
19. 19.🤝 A team of 5 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) hold up 500 g (c) use at most 20 straws (d) keep ice for 1 hour
21. 21.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
22. 22.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 100 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
23. 23.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a sales poster (c) a broken part (d) an early test model
24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) chemical
25. 25.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) make it better, retest (b) think of wild ideas (c) make a prototype (d) define the problem
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a rainbow (d) a ceiling fan
28. 28.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) plans a space mission (c) designs artificial limbs (d) plans a dam
29. 29.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
30. 30.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a hand drill (b) a tape measure (c) sandpaper (d) a spirit level
34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
35. 35.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) one (b) none (c) all of them (d) two
36. 36.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a solar panel (c) a microscope (d) a bridge
37. 37.What does the materials manager do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) puts the model together (c) shares out the jobs (d) collects the supplies
38. 38.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a river (c) a water filter (d) a railway track
40. 40.True or false: an electrical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False

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