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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 669 · 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.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) how can we build it? (c) who won the match? (d) what is for lunch?
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a cloud (c) a satellite (d) a banyan tree
  3. 3.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a ceiling fan (c) a coral reef (d) a banyan tree
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  5. 5.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
  6. 6.True or false: a fridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) music (c) dance (d) cooking
  8. 8.True or false: a fridge helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a mobile phone (d) a coral reef
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a ceiling fan (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  11. 11.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make power from sunlight (c) make water safe to drink (d) see very tiny things
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a lift
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  15. 15.True or false: a train helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a ceiling fan (c) a water filter (d) a mobile phone
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  18. 18.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a solar panel (c) a fridge (d) a train
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a waterfall (c) a bridge (d) a railway track
  20. 20.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a microscope (c) a tunnel (d) a bridge
  21. 21.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  24. 24.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a microscope (c) a lift (d) a solar panel
  25. 25.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a railway track (d) a waterfall
  26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a bicycle (c) a mobile phone (d) a river
  27. 27.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) go through a mountain (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a telephone (d) a train
  29. 29.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a sad song
  30. 30.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) go through a mountain (c) cross a wide river (d) make water safe to drink
  32. 32.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a water filter (b) a waterfall (c) a seashell (d) a mountain
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a waterfall (c) a banyan tree (d) a mountain
  35. 35.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) go through a mountain (d) keep food fresh longer
  36. 36.True or false: a telephone helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.True or false: a microscope helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a dam (c) a fridge (d) a train
  40. 40.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) reach a top floor fast

Answer key

  1. how can we build it?
  2. a satellite
  3. a ceiling fan
  4. found in nature
  5. understands the problem
  6. False
  7. science
  8. False
  9. a coral reef
  10. a banyan tree
  11. see very tiny things
  12. a lift
  13. made by engineers
  14. found in nature
  15. False
  16. a cloud
  17. made by engineers
  18. a solar panel
  19. a waterfall
  20. a tunnel
  21. True
  22. found in nature
  23. found in nature
  24. a telephone
  25. a waterfall
  26. a river
  27. reach a top floor fast
  28. a train
  29. a road that floods
  30. False
  31. make power from sunlight
  32. True
  33. a water filter
  34. a ceiling fan
  35. store water for summer
  36. False
  37. found in nature
  38. False
  39. a dam
  40. talk to someone far away

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