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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 482 · 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 of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a bridge (c) a rainbow (d) a coral reef
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a rainbow (c) a coral reef (d) a seashell
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a bridge (c) a telephone (d) a microscope
  4. 4.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a lift
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a water filter (c) a lift (d) a rainbow
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a railway track (c) a banyan tree (d) a coral reef
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  10. 10.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) buys every material
  11. 11.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) see very tiny things
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a lift (c) a ceiling fan (d) a river
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  14. 14.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a ceiling fan (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
  15. 15.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) how can we build it? (c) what is for lunch? (d) why is the sky blue?
  16. 16.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) cooking (d) science
  17. 17.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a volcano (c) a dam (d) a ceiling fan
  18. 18.True or false: a microscope helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a banyan tree (c) a river (d) a satellite
  21. 21.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) carry many people far (d) talk to someone far away
  22. 22.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a river (c) a ceiling fan (d) a dam
  24. 24.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a mountain (c) a satellite (d) a water filter
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  28. 28.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  30. 30.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a coral reef (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  33. 33.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make water safe to drink (c) talk to someone far away (d) cross a wide river
  34. 34.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a river (c) a dam (d) a coral reef
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a seashell
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a lift (c) a ceiling fan (d) a dam
  39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a water filter (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
  40. 40.Which need does a dam meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) keep food fresh longer

Answer key

  1. a bridge
  2. a satellite
  3. a fridge
  4. True
  5. a microscope
  6. a rainbow
  7. a railway track
  8. found in nature
  9. made by engineers
  10. understands the problem
  11. see very tiny things
  12. a river
  13. found in nature
  14. a banyan tree
  15. how can we build it?
  16. science
  17. a volcano
  18. False
  19. False
  20. a satellite
  21. talk to someone far away
  22. False
  23. a river
  24. True
  25. found in nature
  26. a mountain
  27. made by engineers
  28. True
  29. made by engineers
  30. True
  31. a coral reef
  32. found in nature
  33. cross a wide river
  34. found in nature
  35. a dam
  36. a bicycle
  37. made by engineers
  38. a mountain
  39. a water filter
  40. store water for summer

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