Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 437 · 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 satellite (b) a river (c) a bicycle (d) a mobile phone
2. 2.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a dam (c) a telephone (d) a tunnel
3. 3.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a sad song
4. 4.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which need does a lift meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
6. 6.True or false: a telephone helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a dam (d) a solar panel
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a waterfall (d) a bicycle
9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a mountain (c) a volcano (d) a railway track
10. 10.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a seashell (c) a ceiling fan (d) a banyan tree
12. 12.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
14. 14.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a volcano (c) a bridge (d) a dam
15. 15.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a bicycle (c) a river (d) a seashell
17. 17.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
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 mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
21. 21.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) cooking (c) music (d) dance
22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a mountain (d) a bicycle
23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a lift (c) a seashell (d) a waterfall
24. 24.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
25. 25.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
26. 26.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a bicycle (c) a waterfall (d) a rainbow
27. 27.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a telephone (c) a bridge (d) a fridge
28. 28.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a telephone
29. 29.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) keep food fresh longer (c) talk to someone far away (d) see very tiny things
30. 30.Which need does a dam meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) talk to someone far away (c) make power from sunlight (d) store water for summer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a bicycle (d) a coral reef
32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a water filter (c) a coral reef (d) a volcano
33. 33.True or false: a tunnel helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) cross a wide river
35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a seashell (d) a satellite
36. 36.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a water filter (c) a mobile phone (d) a cloud
38. 38.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a fridge (c) a telephone (d) a dam
39. 39.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once

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