Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 423 · 40 questions

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.

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

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