Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 553 · 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.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a solar panel (c) a fridge (d) a bridge
5. 5.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
8. 8.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
9. 9.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) sells tickets (c) grows crops (d) only paints pictures
10. 10.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a fridge (c) a lift (d) a tunnel
11. 11.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a train (c) a dam (d) a tunnel
13. 13.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
14. 14.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a train
15. 15.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a road that floods (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match
16. 16.Which need does a lift meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make water safe to drink (d) see very tiny things
17. 17.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
18. 18.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
19. 19.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) talk to someone far away
20. 20.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a rainbow (c) a river (d) a seashell
22. 22.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
23. 23.True or false: a fridge helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) music (c) science (d) cooking
26. 26.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mobile phone (b) a coral reef (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
28. 28.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
30. 30.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a microscope helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a water filter (c) a river (d) a mountain
36. 36.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
37. 37.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make power from sunlight (c) go through a mountain (d) see very tiny things
38. 38.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
40. 40.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a coral reef (c) a rainbow (d) a banyan tree

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