Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 836 · 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 is sandpaper for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) smooth a rough edge (c) check a shelf is level (d) tighten a nut
2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Plan”? (a) Imagine (b) Plan
3. 3.Which job is a spanner for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) measure an angle (c) tighten a nut (d) drive in a nail
4. 4.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🤝 A team of 2 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
6. 6.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) tie back long hair (c) run while holding tools (d) touch a hot glue tip
8. 8.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is not safe. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: to laugh at ideas is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
11. 11.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the limits on money (c) the tools you use (d) the team names
12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Ask
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) electrical
14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a seashell (c) a lift (d) a cloud
15. 15.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to argue more (c) to finish nothing (d) many skills and ideas
16. 16.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) materials manager (b) team leader (c) builder (d) tester
17. 17.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Imagine
20. 20.🤝 A team plans for 55 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
21. 21.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a hand drill (b) a spanner (c) a hammer (d) a tape measure
22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a screwdriver (b) a saw (c) a protractor (d) sandpaper
23. 23.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
25. 25.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
26. 26.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make power from sunlight (c) go through a mountain (d) make water safe to drink
28. 28.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to avoid testing (c) to sell them at once (d) to decorate a room
29. 29.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) check it against goals (b) make a prototype (c) make it better, retest (d) redesign after testing
31. 31.True or false: to cut towards your hand is not safe. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) carry 10 coins (c) use at most 20 straws (d) be under 30 cm tall
33. 33.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “load it with coins” or “strengthen the weak part”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) load it with coins
34. 34.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a broken part (c) an early test model (d) a sales poster
36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test
37. 37.True or false: to own up to a mistake is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) measure its performance (b) make it better, retest (c) ask who will use it (d) think of wild ideas
39. 39.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) builder

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