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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 489 · 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.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a bridge (c) a waterfall (d) a banyan tree
  3. 3.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
  4. 4.True or false: a lift helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
  6. 6.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  10. 10.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) music (c) cooking (d) science
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a telephone (c) a solar panel (d) a microscope
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a ceiling fan (c) a rainbow (d) a bicycle
  14. 14.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a dam
  18. 18.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  20. 20.True or false: a bridge helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a cloud
  22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a banyan tree (b) a satellite (c) a lift (d) a bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a railway track (c) a bicycle (d) a waterfall
  24. 24.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make water safe to drink (c) go through a mountain (d) keep food fresh longer
  27. 27.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a railway track (c) a mountain (d) a dam
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  30. 30.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a rainbow (c) a railway track (d) a river
  31. 31.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a mountain (c) a volcano (d) a waterfall
  32. 32.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a water filter (c) a river (d) a satellite
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a coral reef
  34. 34.True or false: a solar panel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) store water for summer (c) go through a mountain (d) reach a top floor fast
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a cloud (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
  37. 37.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a railway track (c) a cloud (d) a ceiling fan
  39. 39.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a bridge
  3. a road that floods
  4. False
  5. cross a wide river
  6. True
  7. see very tiny things
  8. made by engineers
  9. made by engineers
  10. True
  11. science
  12. a telephone
  13. a rainbow
  14. False
  15. a waterfall
  16. made by engineers
  17. a dam
  18. False
  19. made by engineers
  20. False
  21. a bridge
  22. a banyan tree
  23. a waterfall
  24. True
  25. True
  26. make water safe to drink
  27. True
  28. a mountain
  29. made by engineers
  30. a railway track
  31. a dam
  32. a river
  33. a bicycle
  34. False
  35. go through a mountain
  36. a cloud
  37. True
  38. a cloud
  39. True
  40. True

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