Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 283 · 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 waterfall (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a rainbow
2. 2.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a satellite (c) a waterfall (d) a lift
3. 3.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
4. 4.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a microscope
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a banyan tree (c) a seashell (d) a mobile phone
7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a volcano (c) a water filter (d) a banyan tree
8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a volcano (c) a bicycle (d) a bridge
9. 9.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
13. 13.True or false: a train helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a seashell (c) a mountain (d) a banyan tree
15. 15.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a coral reef (c) a bicycle (d) a water filter
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a river
17. 17.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) keep food fresh longer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a banyan tree (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
21. 21.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) reach a top floor fast
22. 22.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
23. 23.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) go through a mountain (c) make water safe to drink (d) carry many people far
24. 24.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a train
25. 25.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) dance (c) cooking (d) music
26. 26.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
27. 27.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a tunnel (c) a bridge (d) a lift
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a banyan tree (c) a dam (d) a mountain
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a volcano (c) a banyan tree (d) a rainbow
33. 33.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a water filter
36. 36.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a satellite (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
37. 37.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
38. 38.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
39. 39.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a road that floods (c) a boring story (d) a sad song
40. 40.Which need does a train meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) carry many people far (d) go through a mountain

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