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Engineering Design Process

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which order of engineering process is correct?

a)

Plan, Create, Imagine, Ask, Retest, Improve, Test

b)

Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, Retest

c)

Ask, Plan, Imagine, Create, Test, Improve, Retest

d)

Create, Plan, Ask, Imagine, test, improve, retest

e)

Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, Retest

2.

During this step of the engineering design process, we follow our plan and make the invention.

a)

Imagine

b)

Create

c)

Ask

d)

Test

e)

Plan

3.

During this step of the engineering design process, we draw a diagram and make a materials list.

a)

Plan

b)

Ask

c)

Improve

d)

Imagine

e)

Retest

4.

What is the first step in the Engineering Design Process?

a)

Ask

b)

Imagine

c)

Plan

d)

Create

e)

Improve

5.

In what step would you try to make your design even better?

a)

Ask

b)

Imagine

c)

Plan

d)

Create

e)

Improve

6.

In what step would you draw a picture of your ideas?

a)

Ask

b)

Imagine

c)

Plan

d)

Create

e)

Improve

7.

This is the step where you begin to build your design.

a)

Ask

b)

Imagine

c)

Plan

d)

Create

e)

Improve

8.

Finish this sentence: Engineers create designs to

a)

make our lives harder.

b)

solve problems.

c)

be silly.

d)

make a mess.

9.

True or False: There are many different types of Engineers.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
An engineer has designed and built a prototype to improve the brake system of a car. What is the next step that the engineer should take in the process?
a)
Test the prototype.
b)
Make sketches of the prototype.
c)
Identify constraints.
d)
Collect and analyze the test results. 
11.

During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and collect /record data?

a)

Test the Model

b)

Construct a Model

c)

Identify Failure Points

d)

Reflect and Redesign

12.
Which word best describes a constraint?
a)
option
b)
opportunity
c)
limitation
d)
goal
13.
When finding the solution to an engineering problem, there is/are usually 
a)
only one possible correct solution
b)
a very limited number of possible correct solutions
c)
many possible correct solutions
14.

Which answer (or answers) best describes criteria?

a)

how the model could fail

b)

the limits of the model

c)

what the model must look like

d)

what the model must do

15.
Which of the follow do you NOT need to keep in mind as you plan your solution?
a)
The criteria you will be evaluated on
b)
The supplies available
c)
Who you are partners with
d)
Your partner's ideas
16.

Which one of these pictures looks like a prototype for a phone?

a)
b)
17.

Process engineers follow to solve problems

a)

Engineering

b)

Design Process

c)

Prototype

d)

Model

18.

Which question would you ask yourself during the ASK step of the Engineering Design Process?

a)

What are some possible solutions to your problem?

b)

What is the problem you are trying to solve?

c)

How can I improve my design?

d)

Is my design working properly?

19.

In which step of the Engineering Design Process would you share your final design with others?

a)

ASK

b)

IMAGINE

c)

PRESENT

d)

TEST

20.

In which step of the Engineering Design Process do you learn from your mistakes and make your design better?

a)

ASK

b)

IMPROVE

c)

IMAGE

d)

CREATE

21.

In which step of the Engineering Design Process would you check to see if your design is working properly?

a)

PRESENT

b)

TEST

c)

CREATE

d)

IMPROVE

22.

In which step of the Engineering Design Process would you draw a sketch of your diagram, and makes a list of supplies you need?

a)

CREATE

b)

IMPROVE

c)

TEST

d)

PLAN

23.

In which step of the Engineering Design Process would you follow your plan to build your prototype?

a)

CREATE

b)

IMAGINE

c)

PLAN

d)

ASK

24.

In which step of the Engineering Design Process would you conduct research and brainstorm ideas about your design?

a)

ASK

b)

IMAGINE

c)

CREATE

d)

TEST

25.

________________ are limitations on the project such as budget, materials and time.

a)

prototype

b)

constraints

c)

client

d)

problems