Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 951 · 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 find the limits is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: an electrical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points down, closed (c) points up, open (d) by the blades
4. 4.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) laugh at it (c) ignore it (d) walk away
5. 5.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) writes app software (c) plans a dam (d) designs a metro tunnel
7. 7.Which job is a spanner for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) cut a wooden plank (c) measure a long length (d) tighten a nut
8. 8.True or false: a train helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Create
10. 10.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) redesign after testing (b) check it against goals (c) ask who will use it (d) think of wild ideas
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) repeat each test (c) skip writing results (d) record every result
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) let adults use hot glue (c) cut away from your body (d) carry scissors closed
13. 13.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) the final product (c) a broken part (d) a sales poster
14. 14.What does the materials manager do? (a) collects the supplies (b) cuts and joins parts (c) checks the goals are met (d) keeps the team on track
15. 15.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to work alone (c) to finish nothing (d) many skills and ideas
16. 16.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.🧪 The first prototype held 250 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 420 g. How many more grams did it hold?
18. 18.True or false: a mechanical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, only once (d) no, it repeats
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) fit on a school desk (c) use at most 20 straws (d) keep ice for 1 hour
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) measure the same way (c) use the same load (d) record every result
22. 22.🤝 A team of 2 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
23. 23.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) it looks busy (b) to use more paper (c) to get reliable results (d) the first is wrong
24. 24.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 330 g, design B held 280 g and design C held 380 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
27. 27.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) check it against goals (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) dream up possible fixes (d) pick the build order
29. 29.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) no drawings at all (c) clear labelled sketches (d) only talking fast
30. 30.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) safe (b) not safe
31. 31.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a fridge (c) a dam (d) a water filter
32. 32.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) sketch three ideas
33. 33.🤝 A team of 4 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
34. 34.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) recorder
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) think of wild ideas (c) check it against goals (d) make it better, retest
36. 36.What does the materials manager do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) runs the tests (c) checks the goals are met (d) keeps the design notes
37. 37.True or false: to make a prototype is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a waterfall (d) a dam
39. 39.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: an electrical engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False

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