Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 944 · 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.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a goal for success (c) a final test (d) a limit you must keep to
2. 2.True or false: to cut away from your body is not safe. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
4. 4.True or false: a computer engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) cross a wide river (c) make water safe to drink (d) keep food fresh longer
6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer wires a new building? (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c) aerospace (d) chemical
7. 7.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) go through a mountain (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
8. 8.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
9. 9.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) builds hospital scanners (c) designs school networks (d) designs factory machines
10. 10.Which job is a protractor for? (a) measure an angle (b) measure a long length (c) check a shelf is level (d) drive in a nail
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) play near a moving drill (c) carry scissors closed (d) let adults use hot glue
12. 12.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Plan
15. 15.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) find the limits (b) check it against goals (c) pick the build order (d) think of wild ideas
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
17. 17.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) not safe (b) safe
19. 19.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) float for 1 minute (c) carry 10 coins (d) hold up 500 g
21. 21.🧪 The first prototype held 200 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 220 g. How many more grams did it hold?
22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Test
24. 24.True or false: to put tools back after use is not safe. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) dream up possible fixes (b) pick the build order (c) redesign after testing (d) think of wild ideas
27. 27.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs aeroplane wings. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) choose and draw one (b) read the challenge rules
29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Improve
30. 30.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
32. 32.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) repeat each test (c) measure the same way (d) use a new load each time
35. 35.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a hammer. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
37. 37.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) builds hospital scanners (c) plans a dam (d) designs hearing aids
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) skip writing results (c) test it only once (d) change only one thing
39. 39.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) reach a top floor fast (c) go through a mountain (d) keep food fresh longer
40. 40.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) computer

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