©FYNDLAY 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1:52PM.
PLTW Engineering Final Exam Questions
And Answers 2025 Update.
________________is the modification of an existing product or process
A. invention
B. innovation
C. Recreation
D. Enhancement - Answer✔B. innovation
Symmetry about a central axis.
A. Asymmetry
B. Symmetry
C. Radial Symmetry
D. Rhythm - Answer✔C. Radial Symmetry
The lightness or darkness of a color in relation to a scale ranging from white to black
A. Form
B. Rhythm
C. Value
D. Balance - Answer✔C. Value
Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.
A. Form
1
, ©FYNDLAY 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1:52PM.
B. Emphasis
C. Rhythm
D. Balance - Answer✔B. Emphasis
An innovation is
A. A new product or system or process that has never existed before.
B. An improvement of an existing technological product.
C. An idea to solve a problem
D.None of the above - Answer✔B. An improvement of an existing technological product.
A design brief is defined as:
A. An iterative decision-making process that produces plans by which resources are converted
into products or systems that meet human needs and wants or solve problems.
B. A technique for solving problems.
C. A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints
D. The systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new
conclusions. - Answer✔C. A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and
its constraints
This is used to formally document, in chronological order all work associated with a specific
design project.
A. Design Brief
B. Portfolio
C. Engineering Log
D. Engineering Notebook - Answer✔D. Engineering Notebook
Circles should have a _______ mark and are dimensioned with a leader line to identify the
______________.
2
, ©FYNDLAY 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1:52PM.
A. Bisector, Diameter
B. Center, radius
C. Center, radius
D. Center, Diameter - Answer✔D. Center, Diameter
What constraint would you use to best place a pin inside a hole?
A. Mate
B. Flush
C. Tangent
D. Insert - Answer✔D. Insert
Which of these is not an item found in a Design Brief:
A. Constraints
B. Solution
C. Problem and Design Statement
D. Client, Target Consumer - Answer✔B. Solution
During which step of the design process would a design brief be written?
A. Development and Implementation
B. Problem Identification
C. Conceptualization
D. Design Analysis - Answer✔B. Problem Identification
Which of the following is a rule in brainstorming?
A. Limit your options.
B. Work alone.
C. Decide on a solution
3
, ©FYNDLAY 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1:52PM.
D. List lots of ideas - Answer✔D. List lots of ideas
Which step in the design process involves research, data collection, brainstorming, and
sketching?
A. Optimization
B. Design Analysis
C. Problem Identification
D. Conceptualization - Answer✔D. Conceptualization
The principle of design that offers consistent use of line, color, and texture is
called_______________.
A. unity
B. opposition
C. emphasis
D. creativity - Answer✔A. unity
___________ is the detailed examination of something in order to understand it better or draw
conclusions from it.
A. ideation
B. analysis
C. optimization
D. brainstorming - Answer✔B. analysis
A portfolio is ___________________________.
A. an organized collection of your best original work
B. a log of day to day actions
C. a list of constraints on a product
D. a booklet of refinements and alterations on a design - Answer✔A. an organized collection of
your best original work
4
PLTW Engineering Final Exam Questions
And Answers 2025 Update.
________________is the modification of an existing product or process
A. invention
B. innovation
C. Recreation
D. Enhancement - Answer✔B. innovation
Symmetry about a central axis.
A. Asymmetry
B. Symmetry
C. Radial Symmetry
D. Rhythm - Answer✔C. Radial Symmetry
The lightness or darkness of a color in relation to a scale ranging from white to black
A. Form
B. Rhythm
C. Value
D. Balance - Answer✔C. Value
Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.
A. Form
1
, ©FYNDLAY 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1:52PM.
B. Emphasis
C. Rhythm
D. Balance - Answer✔B. Emphasis
An innovation is
A. A new product or system or process that has never existed before.
B. An improvement of an existing technological product.
C. An idea to solve a problem
D.None of the above - Answer✔B. An improvement of an existing technological product.
A design brief is defined as:
A. An iterative decision-making process that produces plans by which resources are converted
into products or systems that meet human needs and wants or solve problems.
B. A technique for solving problems.
C. A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints
D. The systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new
conclusions. - Answer✔C. A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and
its constraints
This is used to formally document, in chronological order all work associated with a specific
design project.
A. Design Brief
B. Portfolio
C. Engineering Log
D. Engineering Notebook - Answer✔D. Engineering Notebook
Circles should have a _______ mark and are dimensioned with a leader line to identify the
______________.
2
, ©FYNDLAY 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1:52PM.
A. Bisector, Diameter
B. Center, radius
C. Center, radius
D. Center, Diameter - Answer✔D. Center, Diameter
What constraint would you use to best place a pin inside a hole?
A. Mate
B. Flush
C. Tangent
D. Insert - Answer✔D. Insert
Which of these is not an item found in a Design Brief:
A. Constraints
B. Solution
C. Problem and Design Statement
D. Client, Target Consumer - Answer✔B. Solution
During which step of the design process would a design brief be written?
A. Development and Implementation
B. Problem Identification
C. Conceptualization
D. Design Analysis - Answer✔B. Problem Identification
Which of the following is a rule in brainstorming?
A. Limit your options.
B. Work alone.
C. Decide on a solution
3
, ©FYNDLAY 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1:52PM.
D. List lots of ideas - Answer✔D. List lots of ideas
Which step in the design process involves research, data collection, brainstorming, and
sketching?
A. Optimization
B. Design Analysis
C. Problem Identification
D. Conceptualization - Answer✔D. Conceptualization
The principle of design that offers consistent use of line, color, and texture is
called_______________.
A. unity
B. opposition
C. emphasis
D. creativity - Answer✔A. unity
___________ is the detailed examination of something in order to understand it better or draw
conclusions from it.
A. ideation
B. analysis
C. optimization
D. brainstorming - Answer✔B. analysis
A portfolio is ___________________________.
A. an organized collection of your best original work
B. a log of day to day actions
C. a list of constraints on a product
D. a booklet of refinements and alterations on a design - Answer✔A. an organized collection of
your best original work
4
