← What engineers do lesson New set →

Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 105 · 40 questions
TalentJR

Engineer's tip (Problem first, then solution): Engineered things are designed and built by people; natural things are made by nature. Every invention meets a need: ask “what problem goes away when we have it?”. Scientists ask why things happen; engineers ask how to build something useful.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a telephone (d) a lift
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a bicycle (c) a dam (d) a mobile phone
  3. 3.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a lift helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a microscope helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a dam
  7. 7.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) music (d) science
  9. 9.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) builds at once (c) buys every material (d) understands the problem
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a railway track (c) a seashell (d) a bridge
  12. 12.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) make power from sunlight
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a lift (d) a solar panel
  17. 17.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a train helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  21. 21.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a river
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a telephone
  27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a banyan tree (c) a dam (d) a mountain
  28. 28.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a cloud (d) a water filter
  30. 30.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which need does a train meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) talk to someone far away
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a mobile phone (c) a dam (d) a cloud
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.True or false: a tunnel helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall
  36. 36.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a boring story
  37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a bicycle (c) a rainbow (d) a waterfall
  38. 38.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a coral reef (c) a water filter (d) a dam

Answer key

  1. a microscope
  2. a rainbow
  3. True
  4. False
  5. False
  6. a rainbow
  7. True
  8. science
  9. True
  10. understands the problem
  11. a seashell
  12. True
  13. True
  14. made by engineers
  15. go through a mountain
  16. a dam
  17. True
  18. False
  19. False
  20. made by engineers
  21. False
  22. False
  23. found in nature
  24. a river
  25. made by engineers
  26. a bridge
  27. a dam
  28. False
  29. a cloud
  30. False
  31. carry many people far
  32. a cloud
  33. found in nature
  34. False
  35. a bridge
  36. a road that floods
  37. a bicycle
  38. True
  39. True
  40. a coral reef

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids