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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 241 · 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 need does a fridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) see very tiny things (c) keep food fresh longer (d) reach a top floor fast
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mobile phone (d) a seashell
  3. 3.True or false: a fridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a dam helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a volcano (d) a river
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a water filter (b) a rainbow (c) a coral reef (d) a volcano
  9. 9.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) carry many people far (d) talk to someone far away
  11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a river (c) a ceiling fan (d) a rainbow
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a waterfall (c) a banyan tree (d) a bicycle
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a solar panel
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a lift (d) a volcano
  16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a waterfall (c) a bicycle (d) a mountain
  17. 17.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) dance (c) music (d) cooking
  18. 18.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a satellite (c) a bridge (d) a mountain
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  20. 20.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) cross a wide river (c) reach a top floor fast (d) see very tiny things
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a bridge
  22. 22.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a volcano (c) a cloud (d) a railway track
  24. 24.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  27. 27.Which need does a lift meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
  28. 28.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) buys every material
  29. 29.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a microscope (d) a train
  30. 30.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bridge (c) a seashell (d) a mobile phone
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  32. 32.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  34. 34.True or false: a solar panel helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) how can we build it? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) what is for lunch?
  36. 36.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a train (d) a dam
  37. 37.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a mountain (c) a river (d) a railway track
  39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a banyan tree (c) a railway track (d) a satellite
  40. 40.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) keep food fresh longer (c) store water for summer (d) go through a mountain

Answer key

  1. keep food fresh longer
  2. a seashell
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. True
  7. a ceiling fan
  8. a water filter
  9. False
  10. make power from sunlight
  11. a ceiling fan
  12. a bicycle
  13. found in nature
  14. a solar panel
  15. a volcano
  16. a bicycle
  17. science
  18. a mountain
  19. made by engineers
  20. see very tiny things
  21. a rainbow
  22. True
  23. a railway track
  24. True
  25. False
  26. found in nature
  27. reach a top floor fast
  28. understands the problem
  29. a lift
  30. a seashell
  31. made by engineers
  32. designs useful solutions
  33. made by engineers
  34. False
  35. how can we build it?
  36. a dam
  37. False
  38. a railway track
  39. a banyan tree
  40. go through a mountain

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