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