Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 875 · 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 50 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
2. 2.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a coral reef (d) a dam
3. 3.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) a stranger (c) the youngest child (d) an adult
4. 4.True or false: to measure an angle, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs school networks (c) refines crude oil (d) designs a metro tunnel
6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
7. 7.True or false: to pick the build order is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a waterfall (c) a satellite (d) a bridge
9. 9.🧪 The first prototype held 120 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 200 g. How many more grams did it hold?
10. 10.True or false: a solar panel helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Create
13. 13.True or false: a water filter helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) fit on a school desk (c) use at most 20 straws (d) roll at least 2 metres
15. 15.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a dam (c) a telephone (d) a lift
16. 16.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) try it out (c) check it against goals (d) think of wild ideas
18. 18.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) designs school networks (c) plans a space mission (d) wires a new building
19. 19.True or false: a civil engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer makes medicines in bulk? (a) chemical (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) biomedical
22. 22.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) builder
23. 23.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) writes down results (c) checks the goals are met (d) runs the tests
24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a banyan tree (c) a mobile phone (d) a mountain
25. 25.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
26. 26.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) sandpaper (b) a hand drill (c) a spirit level (d) a spanner
27. 27.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a hand drill (b) a spanner (c) a protractor (d) a spirit level
28. 28.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to test ideas cheaply (c) to avoid testing (d) to decorate a room
29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) civil
30. 30.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) points up, open (c) while running (d) by the blades
31. 31.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
32. 32.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
33. 33.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make water safe to drink (c) see very tiny things (d) go through a mountain
35. 35.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a road that floods (c) a boring story (d) a sad song
36. 36.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) redesign after testing (c) define the problem (d) make a prototype
37. 37.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds a website? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) civil
38. 38.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
39. 39.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) walk away (c) listen and ask why (d) ignore it
40. 40.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to hide a failed test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing

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