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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 651 · 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 water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) science (c) cooking (d) music
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a satellite (c) a volcano (d) a banyan tree
  5. 5.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a microscope (c) a solar panel (d) a water filter
  7. 7.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a rainbow (c) a satellite (d) a mountain
  9. 9.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) who won the match? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) how can we build it?
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a waterfall (c) a mobile phone (d) a bridge
  12. 12.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) only paints pictures
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a river (c) a banyan tree (d) a coral reef
  14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a cloud (c) a bridge (d) a rainbow
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a train (d) a telephone
  16. 16.Which need does a dam meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) store water for summer (d) talk to someone far away
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a seashell (c) a lift (d) a river
  18. 18.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a bicycle (d) a waterfall
  20. 20.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a lift (c) a river (d) a satellite
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a bridge
  23. 23.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a mobile phone (c) a rainbow (d) a dam
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  27. 27.True or false: a train helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a solar panel
  29. 29.Which need does a lift meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a train (d) a microscope
  31. 31.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a banyan tree (c) a ceiling fan (d) a bridge
  35. 35.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) carry many people far (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) talk to someone far away
  36. 36.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a dam (c) a telephone (d) a water filter
  37. 37.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) go through a mountain (c) make water safe to drink (d) talk to someone far away
  38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a ceiling fan
  39. 39.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) paints the model (c) builds at once (d) understands the problem

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. science
  4. a satellite
  5. True
  6. a water filter
  7. False
  8. a satellite
  9. True
  10. how can we build it?
  11. a waterfall
  12. designs useful solutions
  13. a dam
  14. a bridge
  15. a telephone
  16. store water for summer
  17. a lift
  18. made by engineers
  19. a bicycle
  20. True
  21. a river
  22. a train
  23. True
  24. made by engineers
  25. a rainbow
  26. made by engineers
  27. False
  28. a solar panel
  29. reach a top floor fast
  30. a dam
  31. True
  32. False
  33. made by engineers
  34. a banyan tree
  35. talk to someone far away
  36. a microscope
  37. see very tiny things
  38. a volcano
  39. True
  40. understands the problem

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