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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 639 · 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 satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a cloud (c) a banyan tree (d) a railway track
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a bridge (c) a train (d) a fridge
  6. 6.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a waterfall (c) a dam (d) a mountain
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  9. 9.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a seashell (c) a bicycle (d) a cloud
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a railway track
  12. 12.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a tunnel (d) a solar panel
  14. 14.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) what is for lunch? (d) who won the match?
  15. 15.True or false: a bridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a mobile phone (d) a coral reef
  17. 17.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
  18. 18.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  19. 19.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a railway track (c) a dam (d) a mountain
  20. 20.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) cooking (c) science (d) dance
  21. 21.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a fridge
  22. 22.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a water filter (c) a railway track (d) a bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a bicycle (c) a waterfall (d) a volcano
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  27. 27.Which need does a train meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) go through a mountain
  28. 28.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) buys every material (c) builds at once (d) paints the model
  29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a seashell (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a dam (c) a volcano (d) a mobile phone
  31. 31.True or false: a train helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a lift helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a railway track (c) a waterfall (d) a seashell
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  36. 36.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a road that floods (c) a lost cricket match (d) a sad song
  37. 37.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a waterfall (c) a rainbow (d) a banyan tree
  39. 39.True or false: a microscope helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. a railway track
  4. made by engineers
  5. a bridge
  6. True
  7. a dam
  8. found in nature
  9. False
  10. a bicycle
  11. a banyan tree
  12. False
  13. a telephone
  14. how can we build it?
  15. False
  16. a coral reef
  17. designs useful solutions
  18. found in nature
  19. a mountain
  20. science
  21. a microscope
  22. False
  23. a waterfall
  24. a bicycle
  25. found in nature
  26. a dam
  27. carry many people far
  28. understands the problem
  29. a seashell
  30. a volcano
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a railway track
  35. made by engineers
  36. a road that floods
  37. True
  38. a ceiling fan
  39. False
  40. True

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