Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 264 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a satellite (c) a mountain (d) a coral reef
2. 2.True or false: a fridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a volcano (c) a bicycle (d) a mountain
4. 4.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a telephone (d) a train
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a mountain (c) a water filter (d) a lift
6. 6.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) reach a top floor fast (d) see very tiny things
7. 7.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) dance (c) science (d) music
8. 8.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
9. 9.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
10. 10.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a train (c) a telephone (d) a tunnel
11. 11.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a microscope (c) a bridge (d) a fridge
12. 12.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a bridge (c) a telephone (d) a microscope
14. 14.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
15. 15.True or false: a fridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
17. 17.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a road that floods (c) a lost cricket match (d) a boring story
18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a bicycle (c) a waterfall (d) a river
19. 19.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) store water for summer (c) go through a mountain (d) see very tiny things
20. 20.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a microscope helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
23. 23.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a volcano (c) a river (d) a coral reef
25. 25.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a waterfall (c) a ceiling fan (d) a rainbow
26. 26.Which need does a dam meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make water safe to drink (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
27. 27.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a lift (c) a satellite (d) a river
29. 29.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a train (c) a dam (d) a lift
30. 30.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a river (c) a satellite (d) a cloud
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a cloud
32. 32.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a water filter (c) a solar panel (d) a dam
34. 34.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a water filter helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) see very tiny things (c) talk to someone far away (d) carry many people far
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a banyan tree (d) a water filter
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mobile phone (d) a coral reef
40. 40.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True

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