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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 337 · 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 train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a telephone (d) a fridge
  3. 3.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  4. 4.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) cross a wide river (d) make water safe to drink
  5. 5.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  6. 6.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a seashell (c) a ceiling fan (d) a railway track
  10. 10.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) science (c) music (d) dance
  11. 11.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a lift
  12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a rainbow (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
  13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mobile phone (b) a banyan tree (c) a seashell (d) a volcano
  14. 14.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a water filter (c) a satellite (d) a mobile phone
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  18. 18.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  19. 19.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a lift (c) a waterfall (d) a river
  22. 22.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make water safe to drink (d) cross a wide river
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a mountain (c) a bridge (d) a cloud
  26. 26.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  29. 29.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a railway track (c) a bridge (d) a mobile phone
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a water filter (c) a coral reef (d) a mobile phone
  32. 32.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a waterfall (c) a coral reef (d) a ceiling fan
  34. 34.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a train helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a seashell (c) a rainbow (d) a coral reef
  37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a railway track (c) a volcano (d) a river
  38. 38.True or false: a solar panel helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a satellite (c) a water filter (d) a waterfall
  40. 40.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a train

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a fridge
  3. found in nature
  4. go through a mountain
  5. designs useful solutions
  6. False
  7. False
  8. False
  9. a seashell
  10. science
  11. a solar panel
  12. a satellite
  13. a mobile phone
  14. False
  15. True
  16. a river
  17. found in nature
  18. made by engineers
  19. True
  20. False
  21. a lift
  22. False
  23. cross a wide river
  24. made by engineers
  25. a bridge
  26. True
  27. found in nature
  28. made by engineers
  29. False
  30. a coral reef
  31. a coral reef
  32. understands the problem
  33. a ceiling fan
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a dam
  37. a railway track
  38. False
  39. a waterfall
  40. a train

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