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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 203 · 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) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  2. 2.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a bicycle (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a satellite (c) a dam (d) a railway track
  4. 4.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) keep food fresh longer (c) store water for summer (d) make power from sunlight
  5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mountain (c) a cloud (d) a satellite
  6. 6.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a banyan tree (c) a bridge (d) a bicycle
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a seashell (c) a cloud (d) a banyan tree
  10. 10.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) cooking (c) dance (d) science
  11. 11.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) how can we build it? (d) who won the match?
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  14. 14.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a lost cricket match (d) a road that floods
  15. 15.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) go through a mountain (d) carry many people far
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  18. 18.Which need does a train meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) go through a mountain
  19. 19.True or false: a fridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a tunnel (d) a water filter
  21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a dam (d) a bridge
  22. 22.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) grows crops (c) only paints pictures (d) sells tickets
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a mountain (d) a lift
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a banyan tree (c) a river (d) a coral reef
  27. 27.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make water safe to drink (c) talk to someone far away (d) store water for summer
  28. 28.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a dam helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  31. 31.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  34. 34.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  36. 36.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  39. 39.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. made by engineers
  2. a waterfall
  3. a river
  4. make power from sunlight
  5. a satellite
  6. True
  7. False
  8. a banyan tree
  9. a bicycle
  10. science
  11. True
  12. how can we build it?
  13. found in nature
  14. a road that floods
  15. False
  16. store water for summer
  17. made by engineers
  18. carry many people far
  19. False
  20. a dam
  21. a rainbow
  22. designs useful solutions
  23. a mountain
  24. found in nature
  25. made by engineers
  26. a satellite
  27. cross a wide river
  28. True
  29. False
  30. found in nature
  31. False
  32. True
  33. found in nature
  34. True
  35. made by engineers
  36. True
  37. False
  38. made by engineers
  39. False
  40. False

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