Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 925 · 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 of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) build the model (b) list the materials (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) find the limits
2. 2.True or false: a bridge helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to finish nothing (c) many skills and ideas (d) to work alone
4. 4.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) tester (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) team leader
5. 5.True or false: an aerospace engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
7. 7.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) refines crude oil (b) builds hospital scanners (c) designs power lines (d) plans a dam
8. 8.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Ask
9. 9.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a saw. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) science (c) dance (d) music
11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
12. 12.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a railway track (d) a river
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a lift (c) a satellite (d) a coral reef
14. 14.🤝 A team of 2 shares 4 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
15. 15.True or false: to wear safety goggles is not safe. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs school networks. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) play near a moving drill (c) cut towards your hand (d) carry scissors closed
18. 18.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to listen to every idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
19. 19.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) points up, open (c) while running (d) by the blades
21. 21.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) load it with coins (b) read the challenge rules (c) sketch three ideas (d) choose and draw one
22. 22.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) make a prototype (b) redesign after testing (c) pick the build order (d) ask who will use it
24. 24.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) civil
27. 27.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) pick the build order (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) measure its performance (d) dream up possible fixes
28. 28.Which need does a train meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) carry many people far (c) make water safe to drink (d) reach a top floor fast
29. 29.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) checks the goals are met (c) collects the supplies (d) tracks what is used up
31. 31.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) lays out a highway (c) builds a website (d) designs a gearbox
32. 32.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) safe (b) not safe
33. 33.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
34. 34.🧪 The first prototype held 120 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 210 g. How many more grams did it hold?
35. 35.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
36. 36.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
38. 38.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) leave tools on the floor (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) play near a moving drill
40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Ask

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