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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 591 · 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 railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a rainbow (c) a seashell (d) a dam
  3. 3.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a waterfall (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  5. 5.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  6. 6.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  9. 9.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a bicycle (c) a water filter (d) a dam
  13. 13.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a bridge (c) a volcano (d) a waterfall
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a dam (c) a rainbow (d) a mobile phone
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  18. 18.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a bicycle (c) a coral reef (d) a rainbow
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  21. 21.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a solar panel (d) a dam
  22. 22.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make water safe to drink (c) reach a top floor fast (d) store water for summer
  24. 24.True or false: a dam helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  27. 27.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make water safe to drink (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
  28. 28.True or false: a microscope helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  31. 31.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) reach a top floor fast (c) cross a wide river (d) go through a mountain
  33. 33.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  35. 35.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a mobile phone (c) a rainbow (d) a river
  37. 37.True or false: a telephone helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) music (d) science
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  40. 40.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a dam
  3. False
  4. a waterfall
  5. found in nature
  6. False
  7. False
  8. a river
  9. True
  10. found in nature
  11. found in nature
  12. a volcano
  13. True
  14. found in nature
  15. a bridge
  16. a rainbow
  17. made by engineers
  18. True
  19. a bicycle
  20. made by engineers
  21. a dam
  22. True
  23. reach a top floor fast
  24. False
  25. True
  26. found in nature
  27. carry many people far
  28. False
  29. True
  30. made by engineers
  31. False
  32. cross a wide river
  33. True
  34. made by engineers
  35. False
  36. a mobile phone
  37. False
  38. science
  39. found in nature
  40. designs useful solutions

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