Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 463 · 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 volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bridge (c) a rainbow (d) a bicycle
3. 3.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a cloud (c) a seashell (d) a rainbow
5. 5.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a water filter helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a volcano (c) a ceiling fan (d) a bicycle
9. 9.Which need does a dam meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
10. 10.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a solar panel (d) a dam
11. 11.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ 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?
13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a satellite (c) a river (d) a waterfall
14. 14.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) store water for summer (c) make water safe to drink (d) talk to someone far away
15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a river (c) a dam (d) a mountain
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a cloud (c) a water filter (d) a mobile phone
17. 17.True or false: a water filter helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
19. 19.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a satellite (c) a bridge (d) a river
20. 20.True or false: a fridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a fridge (d) a telephone
22. 22.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) music (c) science (d) dance
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a railway track (c) a mobile phone (d) a bicycle
26. 26.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a dam (c) a fridge (d) a bridge
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a mountain (c) a ceiling fan (d) a mobile phone
28. 28.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a telephone (c) a dam (d) a train
29. 29.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a water filter helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a telephone helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) store water for summer (c) make power from sunlight (d) carry many people far
33. 33.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
34. 34.True or false: a telephone helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a mobile phone
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a seashell
38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a dam (c) a banyan tree (d) a water filter
39. 39.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a road that floods (d) a boring story
40. 40.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers

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