Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 994 · 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 design notes? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) tester
2. 2.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a mountain (c) a water filter (d) a waterfall
4. 4.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Ask
6. 6.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
7. 7.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a new load each time (b) use the same load (c) test it only once (d) guess, do not measure
9. 9.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 15 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
10. 10.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) builder (b) tester (c) team leader (d) materials manager
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a mountain (c) a bridge (d) a banyan tree
13. 13.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the team names (c) goals a design must meet (d) the tools you use
14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Test
15. 15.What does the team leader do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) keeps the team on track (c) writes down results (d) keeps the design notes
16. 16.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧪 The first prototype held 240 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 360 g. How many more grams did it hold?
19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) biomedical (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) chemical
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a bicycle (c) a cloud (d) a lift
21. 21.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a kind of glue (c) a final test (d) a goal for success
22. 22.True or false: to measure a long length, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) mechanical
24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a railway track (b) a volcano (c) a cloud (d) a rainbow
25. 25.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) redesign after testing (c) define the problem (d) make a prototype
26. 26.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) recorder (b) builder (c) team leader (d) tester
28. 28.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
29. 29.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) talk to someone far away (c) reach a top floor fast (d) see very tiny things
30. 30.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “build it with straws” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) build it with straws
31. 31.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) no drawings at all (b) secret notes (c) clear labelled sketches (d) only talking fast
32. 32.True or false: to test it only once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) smooth a rough edge (c) check a shelf is level (d) cut a wooden plank
34. 34.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Improve”? (a) Plan (b) Improve
35. 35.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) safety goggles (c) nothing (d) a cap
36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Ask
37. 37.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a sales poster (c) an early test model (d) a broken part
38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
39. 39.What does the recorder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) puts the model together (c) runs the tests (d) writes down results
40. 40.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True

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