Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 893 · 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.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 42 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Create
3. 3.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) measure a long length (c) cut a wooden plank (d) measure an angle
5. 5.True or false: to talk over others is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) go through a mountain (d) make water safe to drink
7. 7.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
9. 9.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 110 g, design B held 160 g and design C held 210 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
10. 10.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 280 g, design B held 230 g and design C held 180 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
11. 11.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) change only one thing (c) measure the same way (d) use a new load each time
13. 13.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) sketch three ideas
14. 14.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a tunnel helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Plan
17. 17.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 340 g, 170 g and 300 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
18. 18.True or false: to try it out is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
20. 20.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a kind of glue (d) a final test
21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask
22. 22.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) make it better, retest (b) build the model (c) define the problem (d) redesign after testing
23. 23.What does the materials manager do? (a) runs the tests (b) keeps the design notes (c) collects the supplies (d) shares out the jobs
24. 24.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤝 A team plans for 45 minutes, builds for 10 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
28. 28.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
32. 32.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) ignore it (c) laugh at it (d) listen and ask why
33. 33.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a bridge (c) a tunnel (d) a water filter
34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
35. 35.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
36. 36.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) dance (c) music (d) cooking
37. 37.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) designs a flyover (c) designs bicycle gears (d) plans a power grid
38. 38.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) team leader (d) recorder
39. 39.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure an angle (c) smooth a rough edge (d) turn a screw

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