← What engineers do lesson New set →

Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 312 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. talk to someone far away
  3. made by engineers
  4. a solar panel
  5. True
  6. found in nature
  7. a tunnel
  8. False
  9. understands the problem
  10. carry many people far
  11. a volcano
  12. how can we build it?
  13. True
  14. found in nature
  15. go through a mountain
  16. reach a top floor fast
  17. found in nature
  18. a train
  19. a rainbow
  20. a mobile phone
  21. a bridge
  22. store water for summer
  23. False
  24. a railway track
  25. a seashell
  26. False
  27. a telephone
  28. a bridge
  29. a microscope
  30. found in nature
  31. False
  32. True
  33. a dam
  34. False
  35. True
  36. a coral reef
  37. a lift
  38. science
  39. False
  40. True

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids