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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 120 · 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.Which need does a dam meet? (a) carry many people far (b) talk to someone far away (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
  2. 2.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a bicycle (c) a seashell (d) a waterfall
  3. 3.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  4. 4.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a seashell
  5. 5.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a river (c) a water filter (d) a ceiling fan
  6. 6.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a mountain (c) a rainbow (d) a waterfall
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  9. 9.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a tunnel helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  12. 12.True or false: a dam helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) make water safe to drink (c) go through a mountain (d) keep food fresh longer
  14. 14.True or false: a lift helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a train helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a lift
  17. 17.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a river (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
  19. 19.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) science (c) music (d) cooking
  20. 20.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a solar panel (c) a bridge (d) a water filter
  21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a water filter (d) a volcano
  22. 22.Which need does a lift meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) talk to someone far away (c) see very tiny things (d) reach a top floor fast
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a bridge
  24. 24.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make power from sunlight (c) reach a top floor fast (d) see very tiny things
  25. 25.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  26. 26.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a dam (c) a train (d) a lift
  28. 28.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a railway track (c) a satellite (d) a mobile phone
  31. 31.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a bridge helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) understands the problem (c) paints the model (d) builds at once
  35. 35.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make power from sunlight
  37. 37.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make water safe to drink (c) see very tiny things (d) reach a top floor fast
  39. 39.Which need does a train meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) carry many people far (c) make power from sunlight (d) talk to someone far away
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a dam (d) a river

Answer key

  1. store water for summer
  2. a bicycle
  3. made by engineers
  4. a seashell
  5. a river
  6. True
  7. a dam
  8. made by engineers
  9. False
  10. False
  11. found in nature
  12. False
  13. make water safe to drink
  14. False
  15. False
  16. a fridge
  17. False
  18. a bridge
  19. science
  20. a water filter
  21. a volcano
  22. reach a top floor fast
  23. a dam
  24. go through a mountain
  25. designs useful solutions
  26. True
  27. a train
  28. True
  29. False
  30. a coral reef
  31. True
  32. False
  33. True
  34. understands the problem
  35. True
  36. make power from sunlight
  37. True
  38. cross a wide river
  39. carry many people far
  40. a dam

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