Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 913 · 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.🧪 The first prototype held 260 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 350 g. How many more grams did it hold?
2. 2.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs satellites. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer runs a fertiliser plant? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) civil
4. 4.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a fridge (c) a train (d) a microscope
5. 5.True or false: a civil engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.What does the recorder do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) keeps the team on track (c) checks the goals are met (d) keeps the design notes
7. 7.🤝 A team of 3 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
8. 8.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) read the challenge rules (b) choose and draw one (c) sketch three ideas (d) strengthen the weak part
9. 9.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) cross a wide river (c) make power from sunlight (d) reach a top floor fast
10. 10.🤝 A team of 3 shares 9 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
11. 11.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) sunglasses (c) a cap (d) safety goggles
12. 12.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) cross a wide river (c) make water safe to drink (d) go through a mountain
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a space mission? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) chemical
14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) chemical
15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) chemical (b) electrical (c) mechanical (d) civil
16. 16.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) measure an angle (b) turn a screw (c) measure a long length (d) cut a wooden plank
17. 17.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to avoid testing (c) to decorate a room (d) to sell them at once
18. 18.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a screwdriver. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) safe (b) not safe
20. 20.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 280 g, design B held 380 g and design C held 330 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) change lots at once (c) measure the same way (d) test it only once
22. 22.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a mountain
24. 24.True or false: to cut towards your hand is not safe. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs hearing aids (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) builds hospital scanners
27. 27.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) measure its performance (b) ask who will use it (c) follow the plan to build (d) pick the build order
28. 28.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) cooking (c) dance (d) science
29. 29.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
30. 30.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) designs bicycle gears (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) designs aeroplane wings
31. 31.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) builder (d) materials manager
32. 32.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “load it with coins”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) load it with coins
33. 33.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) shares out the jobs (c) tracks what is used up (d) cuts and joins parts
34. 34.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a saw (b) a hammer (c) pliers (d) a screwdriver
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) lift a cup of water (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) finish in 40 minutes
36. 36.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) keeps data safe online (c) refines crude oil (d) plans a power grid
37. 37.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “load it with coins”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) sketch three ideas (c) build it with straws (d) strengthen the weak part
39. 39.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) while running (c) points up, open (d) by the blades
40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) builder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) recorder

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