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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 655 · 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 ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a dam helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a cloud (c) a mountain (d) a railway track
  4. 4.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a mobile phone (c) a cloud (d) a bicycle
  5. 5.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a solar panel (c) a bridge (d) a train
  7. 7.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) carry many people far (b) talk to someone far away (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make power from sunlight
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a ceiling fan (c) a rainbow (d) a river
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  10. 10.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) reach a top floor fast (c) go through a mountain (d) see very tiny things
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  12. 12.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a volcano (c) a lift (d) a satellite
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  14. 14.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) only paints pictures (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.Which need does a dam meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
  18. 18.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) store water for summer (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
  19. 19.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) cooking (c) music (d) dance
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a microscope (d) a water filter
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a solar panel (c) a fridge (d) a microscope
  24. 24.True or false: a water filter helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a solar panel (c) a dam (d) a telephone
  28. 28.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) talk to someone far away (d) make power from sunlight
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a bicycle
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  32. 32.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mountain (c) a dam (d) a bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a lift (d) a banyan tree
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a banyan tree (c) a satellite (d) a lift
  35. 35.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make power from sunlight (d) carry many people far
  36. 36.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a water filter
  37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a ceiling fan
  38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a waterfall (c) a bridge (d) a satellite
  39. 39.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. a railway track
  4. a cloud
  5. False
  6. a bridge
  7. talk to someone far away
  8. a ceiling fan
  9. made by engineers
  10. reach a top floor fast
  11. found in nature
  12. a volcano
  13. made by engineers
  14. True
  15. designs useful solutions
  16. found in nature
  17. store water for summer
  18. keep food fresh longer
  19. science
  20. made by engineers
  21. made by engineers
  22. a tunnel
  23. a fridge
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. a telephone
  28. False
  29. cross a wide river
  30. a bicycle
  31. made by engineers
  32. a mountain
  33. a lift
  34. a banyan tree
  35. make power from sunlight
  36. a coral reef
  37. a ceiling fan
  38. a waterfall
  39. False
  40. False

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