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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 552 · 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.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a waterfall (c) a coral reef (d) a satellite
  2. 2.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  4. 4.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
  5. 5.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) talk to someone far away (d) see very tiny things
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a seashell (c) a mobile phone (d) a dam
  7. 7.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) see very tiny things (c) talk to someone far away (d) keep food fresh longer
  8. 8.Which need does a lift meet? (a) carry many people far (b) talk to someone far away (c) make power from sunlight (d) reach a top floor fast
  9. 9.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a microscope (c) a telephone (d) a lift
  11. 11.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a microscope
  12. 12.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a water filter
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a dam
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a dam
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a lift (c) a bicycle (d) a water filter
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a seashell (c) a satellite (d) a railway track
  17. 17.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a lift
  18. 18.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a lift (c) a railway track (d) a coral reef
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  21. 21.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a coral reef (c) a volcano (d) a cloud
  23. 23.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a cloud (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a bicycle
  24. 24.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a tunnel (c) a dam (d) a solar panel
  25. 25.True or false: a bridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) science (c) music (d) dance
  27. 27.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a lift (c) a cloud (d) a river
  29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a waterfall (c) a mountain (d) a lift
  30. 30.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) only paints pictures (d) sells tickets
  31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a bicycle (c) a banyan tree (d) a mobile phone
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a tunnel (c) a solar panel (d) a dam
  33. 33.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mobile phone (b) a waterfall (c) a seashell (d) a cloud
  34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a satellite (c) a coral reef (d) a bicycle
  35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a bicycle (c) a railway track (d) a dam
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mountain (c) a coral reef (d) a cloud
  38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a coral reef (c) a cloud (d) a water filter
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a satellite
  2. False
  3. made by engineers
  4. a road that floods
  5. see very tiny things
  6. a seashell
  7. talk to someone far away
  8. reach a top floor fast
  9. True
  10. a microscope
  11. a water filter
  12. a rainbow
  13. a bridge
  14. a train
  15. a river
  16. a seashell
  17. a lift
  18. False
  19. a coral reef
  20. made by engineers
  21. True
  22. a satellite
  23. a cloud
  24. a tunnel
  25. False
  26. science
  27. True
  28. a lift
  29. a lift
  30. designs useful solutions
  31. a banyan tree
  32. a dam
  33. a mobile phone
  34. a coral reef
  35. a volcano
  36. found in nature
  37. a ceiling fan
  38. a water filter
  39. made by engineers
  40. True

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