Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 428 · 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 water filter (b) a bridge (c) a seashell (d) a dam
2. 2.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a mobile phone (c) a ceiling fan (d) a satellite
3. 3.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a mountain (d) a mobile phone
5. 5.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) who won the match? (c) what is for lunch? (d) why is the sky blue?
6. 6.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a boring story (c) a lost cricket match (d) a sad song
7. 7.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
8. 8.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a mountain (c) a banyan tree (d) a river
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a satellite
11. 11.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
12. 12.True or false: a lift helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which need does a dam meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) cross a wide river
14. 14.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a cloud (d) a mountain
16. 16.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) talk to someone far away (d) go through a mountain
18. 18.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a solar panel
19. 19.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a telephone helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) cross a wide river (c) make water safe to drink (d) keep food fresh longer
22. 22.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a mobile phone (c) a railway track (d) a water filter
24. 24.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
25. 25.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
27. 27.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a railway track (c) a river (d) a cloud
29. 29.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
30. 30.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) music (c) science (d) dance
31. 31.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a dam
32. 32.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
33. 33.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a lift (c) a coral reef (d) a seashell
34. 34.True or false: a water filter helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a waterfall
37. 37.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) reach a top floor fast (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
38. 38.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
40. 40.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a river (c) a banyan tree (d) a mobile phone

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