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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 492 · 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 tunnel helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make power from sunlight (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
  4. 4.Which need does a train meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) cross a wide river
  5. 5.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a volcano (c) a lift (d) a bicycle
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a river (d) a satellite
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a waterfall (c) a river (d) a rainbow
  8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a ceiling fan (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
  9. 9.True or false: a solar panel helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) science (d) cooking
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a seashell
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a telephone (c) a train (d) a tunnel
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a coral reef (c) a satellite (d) a railway track
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a tunnel (d) a water filter
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a waterfall (c) a lift (d) a bridge
  16. 16.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a satellite (c) a mountain (d) a mobile phone
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a mobile phone (c) a seashell (d) a rainbow
  20. 20.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a fridge (d) a dam
  21. 21.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  24. 24.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a river (c) a ceiling fan (d) a bicycle
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a coral reef (d) a lift
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  29. 29.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) reach a top floor fast (d) talk to someone far away
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  32. 32.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make water safe to drink (c) carry many people far (d) see very tiny things
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) see very tiny things (c) go through a mountain (d) make power from sunlight
  36. 36.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a waterfall (b) a bicycle (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  38. 38.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) reach a top floor fast (d) talk to someone far away
  39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a seashell (c) a lift (d) a waterfall
  40. 40.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. cross a wide river
  4. carry many people far
  5. a volcano
  6. a satellite
  7. a dam
  8. a banyan tree
  9. False
  10. science
  11. a seashell
  12. a tunnel
  13. a coral reef
  14. a bridge
  15. a waterfall
  16. False
  17. made by engineers
  18. a mountain
  19. a mobile phone
  20. a fridge
  21. False
  22. designs useful solutions
  23. found in nature
  24. True
  25. False
  26. a river
  27. a lift
  28. found in nature
  29. False
  30. make power from sunlight
  31. made by engineers
  32. see very tiny things
  33. made by engineers
  34. True
  35. go through a mountain
  36. True
  37. a waterfall
  38. reach a top floor fast
  39. a lift
  40. False

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