Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 455 · 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 coral reef (b) a cloud (c) a mountain (d) a railway track
2. 2.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a mobile phone (c) a satellite (d) a cloud
4. 4.True or false: a bridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a solar panel (c) a bridge (d) a train
6. 6.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) cooking (d) science
7. 7.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a mountain (d) a bicycle
9. 9.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a mountain (c) a bridge (d) a banyan tree
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a seashell (c) a satellite (d) a mobile phone
12. 12.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a bicycle (c) a waterfall (d) a volcano
14. 14.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
15. 15.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a bicycle (c) a railway track (d) a river
16. 16.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make power from sunlight (c) cross a wide river (d) carry many people far
17. 17.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mountain (d) a cloud
19. 19.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a river
21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a bicycle (c) a rainbow (d) a dam
22. 22.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
23. 23.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a waterfall (c) a satellite (d) a cloud
26. 26.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a dam (c) a mountain (d) a seashell
28. 28.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a bridge (c) a tunnel (d) a microscope
29. 29.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) store water for summer (c) keep food fresh longer (d) see very tiny things
30. 30.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a dam helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
33. 33.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make water safe to drink
34. 34.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
36. 36.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a train
37. 37.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a sad song
38. 38.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a water filter (c) a solar panel (d) a train
39. 39.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a dam (d) a tunnel
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a water filter (c) a ceiling fan (d) a volcano

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