Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 946 · 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.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) shares out the jobs (c) writes down results (d) cuts and joins parts
2. 2.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) buys every material (d) paints the model
3. 3.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) sunglasses (c) a cap (d) safety goggles
5. 5.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
6. 6.🧪 The first prototype held 210 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 260 g. How many more grams did it hold?
7. 7.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 380 g, 300 g and 220 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
8. 8.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs a gearbox (c) runs a fertiliser plant (d) designs knee implants
9. 9.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) keeps data safe online (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs car engines
10. 10.🧪 The first prototype held 180 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 380 g. How many more grams did it hold?
11. 11.Which job is pliers for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) grip and bend wire (c) smooth a rough edge (d) tighten a nut
12. 12.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) one (b) all of them (c) none (d) two
13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) biomedical
14. 14.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) ask who will use it (b) list the materials (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) make it better, retest
15. 15.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 68 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Plan
18. 18.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) give up
21. 21.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) designs factory machines (c) designs a flyover (d) designs knee implants
22. 22.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) writes app software (c) designs a paint factory (d) plans a power grid
24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a water filter (b) a mountain (c) a rainbow (d) a waterfall
25. 25.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) who won the match? (d) what is for lunch?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) finish in 40 minutes
27. 27.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “build it with straws”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws
28. 28.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a protractor. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Test
31. 31.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a solar panel
32. 32.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a goal for success (c) a kind of glue (d) a final test
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a coral reef (c) a dam (d) a railway track
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) run while holding tools (c) tie back long hair (d) cut towards your hand
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a banyan tree (c) a river (d) a waterfall
36. 36.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) tester (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) builder
37. 37.True or false: an electrical engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) an adult (c) the youngest child (d) a stranger
39. 39.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
40. 40.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True

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