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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 464 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. a waterfall
  2. True
  3. False
  4. made by engineers
  5. cross a wide river
  6. how can we build it?
  7. found in nature
  8. False
  9. a telephone
  10. found in nature
  11. a dam
  12. False
  13. made by engineers
  14. a banyan tree
  15. True
  16. a lift
  17. a seashell
  18. a satellite
  19. a bridge
  20. a cloud
  21. found in nature
  22. make water safe to drink
  23. made by engineers
  24. True
  25. science
  26. a fridge
  27. a waterfall
  28. designs useful solutions
  29. a coral reef
  30. True
  31. False
  32. found in nature
  33. talk to someone far away
  34. carry many people far
  35. made by engineers
  36. a volcano
  37. False
  38. keep food fresh longer
  39. False
  40. a road that floods

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