Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 154 · 40 questions

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.

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

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