Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 519 · 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.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a dam (d) a railway track
2. 2.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a waterfall (c) a bridge (d) a banyan tree
3. 3.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make power from sunlight (c) carry many people far (d) make water safe to drink
4. 4.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) what is for lunch? (c) how can we build it? (d) why is the sky blue?
7. 7.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
9. 9.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
10. 10.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a bridge
11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a mountain (c) a waterfall (d) a mobile phone
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a railway track (c) a ceiling fan (d) a mountain
13. 13.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a sad song (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
14. 14.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a telephone
15. 15.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a tunnel (d) a lift
16. 16.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a lift
17. 17.True or false: a telephone helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a river
19. 19.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
21. 21.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a solar panel helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) see very tiny things (d) carry many people far
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a waterfall (c) a dam (d) a volcano
25. 25.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
26. 26.Which need does a lift meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) reach a top floor fast (d) store water for summer
27. 27.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a water filter
28. 28.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bicycle (c) a water filter (d) a volcano
31. 31.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) make power from sunlight
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a rainbow (d) a dam
33. 33.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a water filter (c) a rainbow (d) a volcano
34. 34.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) see very tiny things (c) make water safe to drink (d) make power from sunlight
35. 35.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) talk to someone far away (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
36. 36.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a mobile phone (c) a lift (d) a banyan tree
38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a cloud (b) a satellite (c) a bridge (d) a railway track
39. 39.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) cooking (c) dance (d) science
40. 40.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False

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