Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 922 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Test
2. 2.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) cooking (c) music (d) dance
3. 3.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 300 g, design B held 200 g and design C held 250 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
5. 5.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
6. 6.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a train (d) a dam
7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Imagine
8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) builder (d) tester
9. 9.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) none (b) all of them (c) two (d) one
10. 10.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the team names (c) goals a design must meet (d) the tools you use
11. 11.True or false: a biomedical engineer lays out a highway. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) change only one thing (c) use a new load each time (d) record every result
14. 14.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs factory machines (c) designs power lines (d) designs a gearbox
16. 16.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a bicycle (c) a lift (d) a volcano
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) put tools back after use (c) carry scissors closed (d) touch a hot glue tip
18. 18.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) build it with straws (b) strengthen the weak part (c) sketch three ideas (d) choose and draw one
19. 19.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) designs factory machines (c) plans a dam (d) designs school networks
20. 20.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
21. 21.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to decorate a room (c) to sell them at once (d) to avoid testing
22. 22.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
23. 23.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Test (d) Imagine
24. 24.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 260 g, 140 g and 140 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
25. 25.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to work alone
26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
27. 27.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 160 g, design B held 110 g and design C held 210 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
28. 28.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 150 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a boring story (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match
30. 30.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a microscope (d) a fridge
31. 31.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) yes, it works (c) only if it is red (d) no, it breaks a limit
32. 32.True or false: to talk over others is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) builds hospital scanners (c) plans a power grid (d) designs power lines
34. 34.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) not safe (b) safe
36. 36.Which job is a protractor for? (a) turn a screw (b) cut a wooden plank (c) smooth a rough edge (d) measure an angle
37. 37.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) define the problem (d) build the model
38. 38.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Imagine
39. 39.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) False (b) True

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