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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 336 · 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 need does a bridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make power from sunlight (d) cross a wide river
  2. 2.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a rainbow (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall
  5. 5.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) cooking (d) science
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a dam
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a railway track (c) a mountain (d) a rainbow
  8. 8.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a banyan tree (c) a mobile phone (d) a waterfall
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a mobile phone (c) a coral reef (d) a lift
  12. 12.True or false: a train helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a fridge (c) a water filter (d) a telephone
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a bridge (c) a train (d) a fridge
  15. 15.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a mobile phone (c) a banyan tree (d) a dam
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.🛠️ 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
  18. 18.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) carry many people far (c) talk to someone far away (d) keep food fresh longer
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  22. 22.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  24. 24.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a rainbow (c) a lift (d) a cloud
  27. 27.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a fridge (d) a telephone
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bicycle (c) a waterfall (d) a lift
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a banyan tree (c) a cloud (d) a bridge
  31. 31.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) store water for summer (d) talk to someone far away
  32. 32.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  34. 34.True or false: a microscope helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a cloud (c) a waterfall (d) a water filter
  36. 36.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  38. 38.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a volcano (c) a rainbow (d) a satellite
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a volcano (c) a dam (d) a banyan tree

Answer key

  1. cross a wide river
  2. True
  3. made by engineers
  4. a bridge
  5. science
  6. a seashell
  7. a railway track
  8. True
  9. found in nature
  10. a mobile phone
  11. a coral reef
  12. False
  13. a telephone
  14. a fridge
  15. a banyan tree
  16. made by engineers
  17. a road that floods
  18. True
  19. True
  20. keep food fresh longer
  21. found in nature
  22. True
  23. made by engineers
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a lift
  27. True
  28. a lift
  29. a waterfall
  30. a bridge
  31. talk to someone far away
  32. True
  33. made by engineers
  34. False
  35. a water filter
  36. False
  37. found in nature
  38. False
  39. a satellite
  40. a dam

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