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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 490 · 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 volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a ceiling fan (c) a cloud (d) a seashell
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a dam (d) a telephone
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  5. 5.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) buys every material (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a banyan tree (c) a dam (d) a railway track
  7. 7.True or false: a lift helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a tunnel (c) a lift (d) a solar panel
  9. 9.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.Which need does a train meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) talk to someone far away (c) cross a wide river (d) carry many people far
  12. 12.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) science (d) music
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a tunnel (c) a dam (d) a water filter
  14. 14.True or false: a fridge helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a lift
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a coral reef (c) a river (d) a mountain
  20. 20.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a dam (d) a microscope
  24. 24.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) cross a wide river (d) keep food fresh longer
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a mobile phone (c) a rainbow (d) a seashell
  26. 26.True or false: a bridge helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a water filter (c) a bicycle (d) a waterfall
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  29. 29.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a railway track (c) a ceiling fan (d) a mountain
  32. 32.True or false: a telephone helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) store water for summer
  35. 35.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a fridge
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  37. 37.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  39. 39.True or false: a solar panel helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a ceiling fan
  3. a dam
  4. made by engineers
  5. understands the problem
  6. a banyan tree
  7. False
  8. a solar panel
  9. False
  10. found in nature
  11. carry many people far
  12. science
  13. a water filter
  14. False
  15. True
  16. a lift
  17. made by engineers
  18. False
  19. a bicycle
  20. True
  21. False
  22. True
  23. a microscope
  24. keep food fresh longer
  25. a mobile phone
  26. False
  27. a waterfall
  28. made by engineers
  29. False
  30. False
  31. a mountain
  32. False
  33. True
  34. go through a mountain
  35. a fridge
  36. found in nature
  37. designs useful solutions
  38. made by engineers
  39. False
  40. True

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