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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 300 · 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 water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a bridge
  3. 3.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  5. 5.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  6. 6.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) go through a mountain (c) cross a wide river (d) make water safe to drink
  9. 9.True or false: a lift helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛠️ 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?
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a cloud (c) a seashell (d) a bridge
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a seashell (c) a bicycle (d) a mountain
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a fridge (d) a telephone
  14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a mountain (c) a bicycle (d) a coral reef
  15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  16. 16.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a lift (c) a volcano (d) a cloud
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a river (c) a mountain (d) a lift
  21. 21.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a tunnel (c) a bridge (d) a microscope
  23. 23.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a cloud (b) a mobile phone (c) a ceiling fan (d) a satellite
  25. 25.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a mountain (d) a satellite
  29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a satellite (c) a coral reef (d) a cloud
  30. 30.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a seashell (c) a cloud (d) a railway track
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a telephone (d) a bridge
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a dam (c) a banyan tree (d) a bicycle
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a mobile phone (c) a water filter (d) a bicycle
  36. 36.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a bridge (c) a telephone (d) a train
  37. 37.True or false: a microscope helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) reach a top floor fast (d) store water for summer
  40. 40.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a cloud
  3. False
  4. made by engineers
  5. made by engineers
  6. True
  7. True
  8. cross a wide river
  9. False
  10. how can we build it?
  11. a bridge
  12. a bicycle
  13. a fridge
  14. a bicycle
  15. designs useful solutions
  16. False
  17. made by engineers
  18. True
  19. a lift
  20. a lift
  21. True
  22. a tunnel
  23. False
  24. a cloud
  25. False
  26. False
  27. a road that floods
  28. a mountain
  29. a satellite
  30. True
  31. a railway track
  32. found in nature
  33. a telephone
  34. a banyan tree
  35. a waterfall
  36. a bridge
  37. False
  38. True
  39. reach a top floor fast
  40. True

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