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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 115 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. a train
  2. science
  3. reach a top floor fast
  4. a solar panel
  5. cross a wide river
  6. a waterfall
  7. a banyan tree
  8. False
  9. made by engineers
  10. False
  11. a river
  12. True
  13. a satellite
  14. True
  15. understands the problem
  16. False
  17. found in nature
  18. store water for summer
  19. made by engineers
  20. a seashell
  21. go through a mountain
  22. False
  23. False
  24. made by engineers
  25. True
  26. a road that floods
  27. a water filter
  28. False
  29. False
  30. True
  31. a fridge
  32. True
  33. found in nature
  34. True
  35. a rainbow
  36. False
  37. False
  38. a ceiling fan
  39. make power from sunlight
  40. False

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