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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

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

Answer key

  1. a water filter
  2. a river
  3. a tunnel
  4. found in nature
  5. a road that floods
  6. True
  7. False
  8. carry many people far
  9. make water safe to drink
  10. a cloud
  11. a train
  12. True
  13. a satellite
  14. science
  15. a bicycle
  16. cross a wide river
  17. a bridge
  18. a bridge
  19. False
  20. a dam
  21. a cloud
  22. a bicycle
  23. found in nature
  24. made by engineers
  25. False
  26. True
  27. True
  28. False
  29. found in nature
  30. a river
  31. True
  32. a satellite
  33. a mountain
  34. talk to someone far away
  35. found in nature
  36. False
  37. a ceiling fan
  38. a dam
  39. made by engineers
  40. a rainbow

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