Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 955 · 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.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) team leader (b) recorder (c) tester (d) builder
2. 2.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 800 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) electrical
6. 6.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) not safe (b) safe
7. 7.Which job is a protractor for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) drive in a nail (c) measure an angle (d) tighten a nut
8. 8.🧪 The first prototype held 70 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 140 g. How many more grams did it hold?
9. 9.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Test
10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) chemical
11. 11.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) designs aeroplane wings (c) builds a website (d) designs a gearbox
12. 12.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) by the blades (c) points up, open (d) points down, closed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) repeat each test (c) test it only once (d) measure the same way
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) touch a hot glue tip (c) let adults use hot glue (d) clamp wood before sawing
15. 15.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) civil (b) computer (c) chemical (d) aerospace
17. 17.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) designs car engines (c) designs artificial limbs (d) refines crude oil
19. 19.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) tracks what is used up (c) puts the model together (d) checks the goals are met
20. 20.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
22. 22.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a protractor (b) a saw (c) a tape measure (d) a hammer
24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) computer (d) electrical
25. 25.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Improve
26. 26.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a goal for success (d) a final test
27. 27.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
28. 28.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a tunnel
29. 29.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) aerospace
31. 31.What does the builder do? (a) puts the model together (b) tracks what is used up (c) runs the tests (d) writes down results
32. 32.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Test
34. 34.🤝 A team of 2 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Test (d) Ask
36. 36.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a train (c) a fridge (d) a lift
37. 37.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
40. 40.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) no, it repeats (b) only for big jobs (c) yes, only once (d) only on Sundays

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