Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 939 · 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.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is safe. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Imagine
3. 3.🤝 A team plans for 60 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
4. 4.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 900 g. In the test it held 1000 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “choose and draw one”? (a) load it with coins (b) read the challenge rules (c) sketch three ideas (d) build it with straws
6. 6.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) plans a dam (c) designs bicycle gears (d) designs knee implants
7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a cloud (c) a rainbow (d) a seashell
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a mobile phone (c) a banyan tree (d) a river
9. 9.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a microscope
10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a satellite (d) a seashell
11. 11.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) define the problem (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) follow the plan to build (d) dream up possible fixes
12. 12.Which need does a dam meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) see very tiny things (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
14. 14.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) recorder
15. 15.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
16. 16.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) make a prototype (b) fix the weak part (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) make it better, retest
17. 17.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) ignore it (c) listen and ask why (d) laugh at it
18. 18.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the limits on money (c) the tools you use (d) goals a design must meet
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) skip writing results (c) change only one thing (d) hide a failed test
20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Test
21. 21.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 82 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
22. 22.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a lift (d) a bridge
23. 23.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is not safe. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) no drawings at all (c) clear labelled sketches (d) secret notes
25. 25.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, it works (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
26. 26.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a biomedical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
29. 29.True or false: to fix the weak part is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Create
32. 32.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) biomedical (d) civil
33. 33.True or false: to change only one thing is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: to guess, do not measure is good testing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a water filter helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) to argue more (c) many skills and ideas (d) to finish nothing
38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer writes app software? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) computer (d) chemical
40. 40.True or false: to find the limits is the Create step. (a) True (b) False

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