Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 424 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a volcano (c) a rainbow (d) a river
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a waterfall (c) a dam (d) a railway track
3. 3.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a bridge (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
7. 7.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
8. 8.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a rainbow (c) a waterfall (d) a volcano
11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a coral reef (c) a waterfall (d) a water filter
12. 12.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a microscope (d) a train
13. 13.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a sad song (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
14. 14.True or false: a solar panel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a water filter (c) a tunnel (d) a bridge
16. 16.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) how can we build it? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) what is for lunch?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a coral reef (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
18. 18.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a bridge (c) a telephone (d) a lift
19. 19.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a train (c) a microscope (d) a bridge
20. 20.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) talk to someone far away (c) cross a wide river (d) reach a top floor fast
21. 21.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which need does a dam meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) reach a top floor fast (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
25. 25.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
26. 26.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a mountain
28. 28.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a volcano (c) a cloud (d) a railway track
30. 30.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) music (d) science
31. 31.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
32. 32.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a cloud (c) a bridge (d) a mobile phone
33. 33.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a bicycle (c) a cloud (d) a banyan tree
35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a mobile phone (c) a mountain (d) a dam
36. 36.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a rainbow (c) a railway track (d) a dam
37. 37.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) reach a top floor fast
40. 40.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a solar panel (c) a telephone (d) a fridge

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