Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 544 · 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 made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a mountain (c) a coral reef (d) a bicycle
2. 2.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a lift (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
4. 4.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
5. 5.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a boring story (c) a lost cricket match (d) a sad song
6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a ceiling fan (c) a cloud (d) a bicycle
7. 7.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) only paints pictures
8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a coral reef (c) a seashell (d) a bridge
9. 9.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) science (d) music
10. 10.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) buys every material (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
11. 11.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
14. 14.True or false: a water filter helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a bicycle (c) a railway track (d) a seashell
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a mobile phone (c) a volcano (d) a lift
18. 18.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a dam (c) a rainbow (d) a seashell
20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a coral reef (c) a seashell (d) a water filter
21. 21.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a rainbow (c) a lift (d) a railway track
23. 23.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) keep food fresh longer (c) talk to someone far away (d) store water for summer
24. 24.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
25. 25.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a dam (c) a train (d) a fridge
26. 26.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) talk to someone far away (d) make water safe to drink
28. 28.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a tunnel (d) a microscope
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a water filter
30. 30.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
31. 31.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a dam
33. 33.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
34. 34.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) go through a mountain (c) reach a top floor fast (d) keep food fresh longer
36. 36.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) talk to someone far away (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
38. 38.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) see very tiny things (c) talk to someone far away (d) go through a mountain
39. 39.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a railway track (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall

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