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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 133 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a river (d) a bicycle
  2. 2.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a microscope (c) a lift (d) a fridge
  3. 3.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a railway track (c) a bridge (d) a mobile phone
  4. 4.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a solar panel (c) a microscope (d) a telephone
  5. 5.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a bicycle (c) a mountain (d) a volcano
  7. 7.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a solar panel
  9. 9.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) sells tickets (c) only paints pictures (d) designs useful solutions
  10. 10.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a mountain
  12. 12.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) paints the model (c) builds at once (d) buys every material
  13. 13.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) cooking (d) dance
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a dam (c) a train (d) a bridge
  15. 15.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  16. 16.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) talk to someone far away (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  17. 17.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a water filter (b) a banyan tree (c) a volcano (d) a cloud
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a bicycle (c) a river (d) a waterfall
  21. 21.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) talk to someone far away (d) make water safe to drink
  22. 22.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a lift (c) a rainbow (d) a cloud
  24. 24.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) store water for summer (c) see very tiny things (d) make power from sunlight
  29. 29.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  32. 32.True or false: a fridge helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a telephone (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  34. 34.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) cross a wide river (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
  36. 36.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a dam (c) a seashell (d) a bicycle
  38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a ceiling fan
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a railway track (d) a seashell
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. a river
  2. a lift
  3. a river
  4. a microscope
  5. False
  6. a bicycle
  7. True
  8. a solar panel
  9. designs useful solutions
  10. True
  11. a mountain
  12. understands the problem
  13. science
  14. a bridge
  15. found in nature
  16. carry many people far
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a water filter
  20. a bicycle
  21. talk to someone far away
  22. True
  23. a lift
  24. True
  25. False
  26. True
  27. True
  28. make power from sunlight
  29. False
  30. True
  31. found in nature
  32. False
  33. a dam
  34. True
  35. keep food fresh longer
  36. True
  37. a seashell
  38. a ceiling fan
  39. a seashell
  40. found in nature

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