Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 453 · 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.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) understands the problem (c) buys every material (d) builds at once
3. 3.True or false: a train helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) dance (c) music (d) science
5. 5.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a bridge
6. 6.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
7. 7.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make power from sunlight (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
8. 8.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) go through a mountain
9. 9.True or false: a solar panel helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a seashell (c) a dam (d) a coral reef
11. 11.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a fridge (c) a bridge (d) a telephone
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a coral reef (c) a seashell (d) a rainbow
13. 13.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a mobile phone (c) a dam (d) a coral reef
14. 14.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a solar panel
17. 17.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
18. 18.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a telephone (c) a solar panel (d) a train
19. 19.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make power from sunlight (d) keep food fresh longer
20. 20.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a dam
22. 22.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a cloud (d) a water filter
25. 25.Which need does a lift meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) talk to someone far away
26. 26.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a fridge (c) a microscope (d) a water filter
28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a bridge (c) a mountain (d) a waterfall
29. 29.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
30. 30.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a bridge
31. 31.True or false: a lift helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a volcano (c) a banyan tree (d) a satellite
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a coral reef (c) a seashell (d) a rainbow
35. 35.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
36. 36.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) see very tiny things (c) carry many people far (d) make water safe to drink
37. 37.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a cloud (b) a bridge (c) a satellite (d) a dam
39. 39.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) what is for lunch? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) how can we build it?
40. 40.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

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