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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 564 · 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 solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  3. 3.Which need does a train meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) talk to someone far away (c) carry many people far (d) cross a wide river
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a cloud (c) a mountain (d) a dam
  5. 5.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) go through a mountain (c) see very tiny things (d) store water for summer
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a bridge (c) a coral reef (d) a rainbow
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a water filter (c) a river (d) a rainbow
  9. 9.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) see very tiny things (c) carry many people far (d) make water safe to drink
  10. 10.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a lift (c) a cloud (d) a bicycle
  11. 11.True or false: a bridge helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) go through a mountain (c) make power from sunlight (d) store water for summer
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a cloud (c) a coral reef (d) a water filter
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a microscope (c) a tunnel (d) a solar panel
  15. 15.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a telephone (d) a lift
  17. 17.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a volcano (c) a mobile phone (d) a mountain
  18. 18.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) keep food fresh longer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make water safe to drink
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  20. 20.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a solar panel (c) a train (d) a microscope
  21. 21.True or false: a fridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) carry many people far (b) talk to someone far away (c) go through a mountain (d) keep food fresh longer
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  24. 24.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a tunnel
  26. 26.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) music (c) cooking (d) science
  27. 27.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a dam (c) a volcano (d) a coral reef
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  30. 30.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a lift
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a solar panel (c) a bridge (d) a telephone
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) cross a wide river (c) make water safe to drink (d) go through a mountain
  36. 36.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make power from sunlight (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
  37. 37.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a solar panel (c) a water filter (d) a telephone
  38. 38.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) buys every material (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a banyan tree (c) a coral reef (d) a railway track
  40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a railway track (c) a river (d) a lift

Answer key

  1. True
  2. designs useful solutions
  3. carry many people far
  4. a dam
  5. True
  6. see very tiny things
  7. a bridge
  8. a water filter
  9. make water safe to drink
  10. a cloud
  11. False
  12. go through a mountain
  13. a water filter
  14. a dam
  15. True
  16. a lift
  17. a mobile phone
  18. keep food fresh longer
  19. made by engineers
  20. a fridge
  21. False
  22. talk to someone far away
  23. found in nature
  24. True
  25. a tunnel
  26. science
  27. False
  28. a dam
  29. made by engineers
  30. False
  31. a lift
  32. a telephone
  33. made by engineers
  34. True
  35. cross a wide river
  36. make power from sunlight
  37. a solar panel
  38. understands the problem
  39. a railway track
  40. a river

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