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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 661 · 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.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  2. 2.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a rainbow (c) a railway track (d) a bridge
  4. 4.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) keep food fresh longer (c) carry many people far (d) cross a wide river
  5. 5.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make power from sunlight (d) cross a wide river
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a ceiling fan (c) a railway track (d) a water filter
  7. 7.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  8. 8.Which need does a lift meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make water safe to drink (c) cross a wide river (d) reach a top floor fast
  9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a coral reef (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  11. 11.True or false: a fridge helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  13. 13.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
  14. 14.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
  15. 15.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
  16. 16.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
  18. 18.Which need does a train meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) make water safe to drink (d) talk to someone far away
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a waterfall (c) a volcano (d) a bicycle
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mobile phone (b) a banyan tree (c) a waterfall (d) a coral reef
  22. 22.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) talk to someone far away (c) make water safe to drink (d) see very tiny things
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a cloud (c) a coral reef (d) a mountain
  24. 24.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a fridge (c) a lift (d) a train
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a satellite (c) a ceiling fan (d) a seashell
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a bicycle (c) a dam (d) a mountain
  28. 28.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
  29. 29.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) music (c) dance (d) cooking
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a river (c) a ceiling fan (d) a dam
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a microscope
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) store water for summer (c) cross a wide river (d) make power from sunlight
  35. 35.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a banyan tree (c) a volcano (d) a river
  37. 37.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a satellite (c) a volcano (d) a dam

Answer key

  1. made by engineers
  2. True
  3. a rainbow
  4. keep food fresh longer
  5. cross a wide river
  6. a waterfall
  7. found in nature
  8. reach a top floor fast
  9. a coral reef
  10. made by engineers
  11. False
  12. made by engineers
  13. designs useful solutions
  14. how can we build it?
  15. a road that floods
  16. True
  17. store water for summer
  18. carry many people far
  19. a bicycle
  20. made by engineers
  21. a mobile phone
  22. talk to someone far away
  23. a lift
  24. a lift
  25. found in nature
  26. a seashell
  27. a mountain
  28. understands the problem
  29. science
  30. made by engineers
  31. a river
  32. a bridge
  33. made by engineers
  34. make power from sunlight
  35. True
  36. a dam
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. a volcano

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