Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 486 · 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 train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a railway track (c) a bridge (d) a rainbow
3. 3.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a sad song (c) a lost cricket match (d) a road that floods
4. 4.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make power from sunlight
6. 6.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a train (d) a microscope
7. 7.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
8. 8.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
10. 10.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a railway track (c) a seashell (d) a ceiling fan
11. 11.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a microscope
12. 12.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
14. 14.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a water filter (d) a lift
15. 15.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) make power from sunlight
18. 18.Which need does a train meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) carry many people far (c) make water safe to drink (d) cross a wide river
19. 19.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
20. 20.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
21. 21.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) see very tiny things (c) cross a wide river (d) make power from sunlight
22. 22.Which need does a dam meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) see very tiny things (d) store water for summer
23. 23.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
25. 25.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a banyan tree
26. 26.True or false: a telephone helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a railway track (c) a rainbow (d) a bicycle
28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a satellite (c) a bicycle (d) a bridge
29. 29.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) dance (d) cooking
30. 30.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
31. 31.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a water filter (c) a tunnel (d) a dam
32. 32.True or false: a bridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a cloud (c) a waterfall (d) a ceiling fan
34. 34.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
35. 35.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a coral reef
37. 37.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a train (c) a bridge (d) a fridge
38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a waterfall (b) a railway track (c) a ceiling fan (d) a lift
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a seashell (c) a mountain (d) a coral reef
40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a mobile phone (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan

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