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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 412 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a river (c) a volcano (d) a bicycle
  2. 2.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a solar panel (c) a bridge (d) a train
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a tunnel
  6. 6.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  7. 7.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  8. 8.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) go through a mountain (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a dam (c) a satellite (d) a mountain
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) cross a wide river (c) go through a mountain (d) store water for summer
  12. 12.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a volcano (c) a cloud (d) a banyan tree
  14. 14.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) dance (c) cooking (d) music
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a telephone
  16. 16.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make power from sunlight (c) cross a wide river (d) make water safe to drink
  17. 17.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
  19. 19.True or false: a lift helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a telephone (d) a bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a cloud (b) a dam (c) a ceiling fan (d) a railway track
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  26. 26.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a ceiling fan (c) a volcano (d) a mountain
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  30. 30.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a water filter (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
  31. 31.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) go through a mountain (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
  32. 32.True or false: a dam helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a sad song (c) a boring story (d) a lost cricket match
  34. 34.True or false: a fridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a banyan tree (c) a cloud (d) a bridge
  36. 36.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a train helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a tunnel (c) a fridge (d) a water filter
  40. 40.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a bicycle
  2. True
  3. True
  4. a bridge
  5. a tunnel
  6. made by engineers
  7. made by engineers
  8. see very tiny things
  9. a mountain
  10. made by engineers
  11. cross a wide river
  12. made by engineers
  13. a railway track
  14. science
  15. a fridge
  16. go through a mountain
  17. False
  18. designs useful solutions
  19. False
  20. False
  21. found in nature
  22. made by engineers
  23. a telephone
  24. a cloud
  25. made by engineers
  26. True
  27. True
  28. a ceiling fan
  29. made by engineers
  30. a banyan tree
  31. store water for summer
  32. False
  33. a road that floods
  34. False
  35. a bridge
  36. True
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a water filter
  40. True

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