Engineering Design Process - Comprehension Worksheet
Name: _________________________
Date: __________________________
1. What is the purpose of the Engineering Design Process?
A. To create art projects
B. To fix broken machines only
C. To guide the creation of a product that solves a problem
D. To make products look more appealing
2. Which of the following lists the steps of the Engineering Design Process in the correct order?
A. PLAN, ASK, BUILD, TEST, IMAGINE, IMPROVE
B. ASK, IMAGINE, PLAN, BUILD, TEST, IMPROVE
C. TEST, BUILD, PLAN, ASK, IMAGINE, IMPROVE
D. IMAGINE, PLAN, ASK, BUILD, TEST, IMPROVE
3. Why is the ASK step considered the most important?
A. It's where the product is built
B. It's when the product is tested
C. It helps the designer understand the problem
D. It allows for skipping other steps
4. What is the goal of the IMAGINE step?
A. To test the final product
B. To throw out bad ideas
C. To think of all possible solutions
D. To improve the first design
5. What are constraints?
A. Ideas for improvement
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B. Creative solutions
C. Rules or limits that must be followed
D. Tools used to build the product
6. When is a prototype usually built?
A. During the TEST step
B. During the PLAN step
C. During the BUILD step
D. During the ASK step
7. Why is testing the product important?
A. To sell the product
B. To see if the product works as intended
C. To decorate the product
D. To skip to the final step
8. What happens during the IMPROVE step?
A. Engineers test the product for the first time
B. Engineers discard the design
C. Engineers evaluate and make changes to the design
D. Engineers start a new project
9. What does it mean that the process is 'iterative'?
A. It is used only once
B. It must be done backward
C. It is repeated multiple times to improve the product
D. It only works for simple problems
10. How should engineers view obstacles during the process?
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A. As total failures
B. As signs to quit
C. As chances to improve and try again
D. As the end of the process
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Answer Key
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. C
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