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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 183 · 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.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  2. 2.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a boring story (c) a sad song (d) a road that floods
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a bridge (c) a tunnel (d) a water filter
  4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a river (c) a seashell (d) a satellite
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a waterfall (d) a bicycle
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a dam (c) a mobile phone (d) a water filter
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a cloud (c) a banyan tree (d) a satellite
  8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a lift (c) a rainbow (d) a bicycle
  9. 9.Which need does a dam meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  10. 10.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a seashell (c) a volcano (d) a banyan tree
  14. 14.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) see very tiny things (d) store water for summer
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a railway track (c) a cloud (d) a mountain
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a satellite (c) a coral reef (d) a bridge
  18. 18.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a microscope
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  20. 20.True or false: a solar panel helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) buys every material (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
  22. 22.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a river (c) a bicycle (d) a dam
  24. 24.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a lift
  25. 25.Which need does a train meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) see very tiny things (c) make water safe to drink (d) carry many people far
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a telephone (c) a tunnel (d) a water filter
  27. 27.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) sells tickets (c) only paints pictures (d) designs useful solutions
  29. 29.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) store water for summer (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
  31. 31.True or false: a dam helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a river (c) a rainbow (d) a bridge
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  36. 36.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) go through a mountain (d) store water for summer
  37. 37.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) cooking (d) dance
  38. 38.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a cloud (b) a lift (c) a satellite (d) a bicycle
  40. 40.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) see very tiny things (c) make power from sunlight (d) carry many people far

Answer key

  1. made by engineers
  2. a road that floods
  3. a bridge
  4. a satellite
  5. a waterfall
  6. a banyan tree
  7. a satellite
  8. a rainbow
  9. store water for summer
  10. True
  11. False
  12. True
  13. a lift
  14. see very tiny things
  15. a railway track
  16. found in nature
  17. a coral reef
  18. a telephone
  19. made by engineers
  20. False
  21. understands the problem
  22. True
  23. a river
  24. a dam
  25. carry many people far
  26. a lift
  27. True
  28. designs useful solutions
  29. False
  30. make water safe to drink
  31. False
  32. found in nature
  33. made by engineers
  34. a bridge
  35. made by engineers
  36. go through a mountain
  37. science
  38. True
  39. a cloud
  40. make power from sunlight

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