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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 222 · 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.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make power from sunlight (c) go through a mountain (d) see very tiny things
  3. 3.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a seashell (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a waterfall (c) a river (d) a cloud
  7. 7.🛠️ 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
  8. 8.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a train (d) a microscope
  11. 11.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) music (c) dance (d) science
  13. 13.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a water filter (c) a rainbow (d) a satellite
  15. 15.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) talk to someone far away (c) make power from sunlight (d) carry many people far
  19. 19.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
  21. 21.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a coral reef
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a rainbow (c) a bicycle (d) a volcano
  24. 24.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
  25. 25.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) make power from sunlight (d) talk to someone far away
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  27. 27.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a cloud (b) a ceiling fan (c) a satellite (d) a mobile phone
  29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a satellite (c) a rainbow (d) a river
  30. 30.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a railway track (d) a coral reef
  31. 31.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a volcano (c) a rainbow (d) a seashell
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a coral reef
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a satellite (c) a mountain (d) a dam
  34. 34.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mobile phone (c) a satellite (d) a cloud
  36. 36.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a ceiling fan (c) a lift (d) a river
  38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a railway track (c) a satellite (d) a dam
  39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a river (c) a satellite (d) a railway track
  40. 40.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make water safe to drink (c) see very tiny things (d) make power from sunlight

Answer key

  1. False
  2. see very tiny things
  3. True
  4. True
  5. a seashell
  6. a bridge
  7. a road that floods
  8. True
  9. made by engineers
  10. a train
  11. True
  12. science
  13. True
  14. a rainbow
  15. True
  16. found in nature
  17. made by engineers
  18. make power from sunlight
  19. False
  20. designs useful solutions
  21. True
  22. a dam
  23. a bicycle
  24. a solar panel
  25. talk to someone far away
  26. made by engineers
  27. False
  28. a cloud
  29. a satellite
  30. a coral reef
  31. a dam
  32. a coral reef
  33. a mountain
  34. True
  35. a cloud
  36. True
  37. a river
  38. a rainbow
  39. a river
  40. store water for summer

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