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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 279 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a railway track (c) a seashell (d) a dam
  2. 2.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  5. 5.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) talk to someone far away (d) cross a wide river
  6. 6.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a road that floods
  7. 7.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a water filter (c) a banyan tree (d) a river
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a lift (c) a ceiling fan (d) a banyan tree
  10. 10.True or false: a tunnel helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a satellite (d) a coral reef
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a tunnel (d) a telephone
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a coral reef
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a tunnel
  15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a satellite (c) a river (d) a waterfall
  16. 16.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a satellite (c) a waterfall (d) a bridge
  17. 17.True or false: a fridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) buys every material
  19. 19.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a bicycle (d) a river
  21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a cloud (c) a coral reef (d) a seashell
  22. 22.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a volcano (d) a bicycle
  25. 25.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  27. 27.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a telephone (d) a fridge
  28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a lift (c) a rainbow (d) a coral reef
  29. 29.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a lift
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  35. 35.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) keep food fresh longer (d) talk to someone far away
  36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a waterfall (c) a railway track (d) a seashell
  37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a banyan tree
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a volcano (c) a coral reef (d) a bridge
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a mountain (c) a railway track (d) a river
  40. 40.True or false: a telephone helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a seashell
  2. True
  3. False
  4. designs useful solutions
  5. cross a wide river
  6. a road that floods
  7. True
  8. a water filter
  9. a banyan tree
  10. False
  11. a coral reef
  12. a bridge
  13. a coral reef
  14. a fridge
  15. a satellite
  16. a waterfall
  17. False
  18. understands the problem
  19. True
  20. a bicycle
  21. a dam
  22. False
  23. True
  24. a volcano
  25. True
  26. found in nature
  27. a dam
  28. a lift
  29. True
  30. True
  31. found in nature
  32. a microscope
  33. made by engineers
  34. made by engineers
  35. go through a mountain
  36. a railway track
  37. a banyan tree
  38. a bridge
  39. a railway track
  40. False

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