Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 442 · 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 of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a cloud (c) a banyan tree (d) a mobile phone
2. 2.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
3. 3.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
5. 5.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make power from sunlight (c) make water safe to drink (d) see very tiny things
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a satellite (c) a mountain (d) a mobile phone
7. 7.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
9. 9.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a volcano (c) a cloud (d) a ceiling fan
11. 11.True or false: a telephone helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a volcano (c) a seashell (d) a cloud
14. 14.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a ceiling fan (c) a water filter (d) a coral reef
15. 15.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a bridge (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
17. 17.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make power from sunlight (d) reach a top floor fast
18. 18.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a tunnel (d) a lift
20. 20.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a lift (c) a bicycle (d) a railway track
22. 22.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a water filter (c) a ceiling fan (d) a cloud
24. 24.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a train
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a satellite (c) a lift (d) a volcano
26. 26.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a boring story
27. 27.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a bridge
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a dam (c) a bicycle (d) a satellite
30. 30.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a microscope (c) a tunnel (d) a bridge
31. 31.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a mountain (c) a river (d) a bridge
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a river (c) a banyan tree (d) a volcano
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a coral reef (c) a seashell (d) a waterfall
34. 34.True or false: a microscope helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a telephone helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which need does a train meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) carry many people far (c) make water safe to drink (d) make power from sunlight
37. 37.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a fridge (c) a dam (d) a telephone
38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a mountain (c) a railway track (d) a bridge
40. 40.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False

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