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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

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

Answer key

  1. a ceiling fan
  2. False
  3. a mountain
  4. found in nature
  5. designs useful solutions
  6. a cloud
  7. a lift
  8. how can we build it?
  9. a coral reef
  10. a solar panel
  11. True
  12. True
  13. made by engineers
  14. science
  15. a dam
  16. a microscope
  17. a river
  18. a water filter
  19. a water filter
  20. False
  21. understands the problem
  22. a mountain
  23. made by engineers
  24. a lift
  25. carry many people far
  26. False
  27. True
  28. made by engineers
  29. False
  30. a satellite
  31. a mobile phone
  32. go through a mountain
  33. a volcano
  34. made by engineers
  35. False
  36. a seashell
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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