Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

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

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