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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 168 · 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 seashell (b) a banyan tree (c) a cloud (d) a lift
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a coral reef
  3. 3.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a bridge (c) a mountain (d) a coral reef
  5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a volcano (c) a rainbow (d) a mountain
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a river (c) a lift (d) a ceiling fan
  7. 7.True or false: a microscope helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a fridge helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a satellite (c) a bicycle (d) a mountain
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a bridge (d) a telephone
  11. 11.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a coral reef (c) a waterfall (d) a banyan tree
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a microscope (c) a telephone (d) a bridge
  14. 14.Which need does a train meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) carry many people far (c) go through a mountain (d) see very tiny things
  15. 15.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a banyan tree (c) a satellite (d) a bicycle
  16. 16.True or false: a microscope helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a microscope (c) a lift (d) a bridge
  18. 18.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a railway track (c) a waterfall (d) a lift
  21. 21.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a microscope helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  24. 24.Which need does a lift meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) carry many people far
  25. 25.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  27. 27.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a railway track (c) a satellite (d) a coral reef
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a water filter (c) a banyan tree (d) a ceiling fan
  30. 30.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make power from sunlight (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
  31. 31.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) buys every material (d) paints the model
  32. 32.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mobile phone (c) a seashell (d) a bridge
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a river (c) a cloud (d) a lift
  36. 36.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) see very tiny things (d) make power from sunlight
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a ceiling fan (d) a rainbow
  39. 39.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) cross a wide river (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a river (c) a coral reef (d) a mobile phone

Answer key

  1. a lift
  2. a coral reef
  3. True
  4. a bridge
  5. a dam
  6. a river
  7. False
  8. False
  9. a mountain
  10. a fridge
  11. False
  12. a water filter
  13. a telephone
  14. carry many people far
  15. a banyan tree
  16. False
  17. a dam
  18. False
  19. found in nature
  20. a waterfall
  21. True
  22. False
  23. found in nature
  24. reach a top floor fast
  25. True
  26. designs useful solutions
  27. True
  28. a coral reef
  29. a banyan tree
  30. store water for summer
  31. understands the problem
  32. True
  33. made by engineers
  34. a seashell
  35. a lift
  36. see very tiny things
  37. made by engineers
  38. a rainbow
  39. cross a wide river
  40. a mobile phone

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