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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 676 · 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.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) buys every material (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a cloud (c) a satellite (d) a lift
  3. 3.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a bicycle (c) a banyan tree (d) a river
  5. 5.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
  6. 6.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a waterfall (c) a ceiling fan (d) a lift
  8. 8.Which need does a train meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make power from sunlight (d) carry many people far
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  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 water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a river (c) a mobile phone (d) a ceiling fan
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a train
  14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a waterfall (c) a volcano (d) a lift
  15. 15.True or false: a fridge helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a banyan tree (c) a railway track (d) a river
  17. 17.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  19. 19.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) make power from sunlight
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bicycle (c) a volcano (d) a ceiling fan
  22. 22.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) make water safe to drink (d) store water for summer
  23. 23.True or false: a bridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a sad song (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
  25. 25.True or false: a lift helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) science (d) music
  27. 27.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a seashell (d) a mobile phone
  28. 28.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) cross a wide river
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  31. 31.True or false: a tunnel helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) reach a top floor fast (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a bridge
  34. 34.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) carry many people far (c) cross a wide river (d) reach a top floor fast
  35. 35.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a telephone (c) a solar panel (d) a tunnel
  37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a ceiling fan (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a banyan tree (d) a railway track
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. understands the problem
  2. a cloud
  3. True
  4. a bicycle
  5. how can we build it?
  6. a tunnel
  7. a waterfall
  8. carry many people far
  9. made by engineers
  10. made by engineers
  11. True
  12. a river
  13. a fridge
  14. a lift
  15. False
  16. a railway track
  17. True
  18. found in nature
  19. False
  20. make power from sunlight
  21. a volcano
  22. go through a mountain
  23. False
  24. a road that floods
  25. False
  26. science
  27. a seashell
  28. True
  29. cross a wide river
  30. found in nature
  31. False
  32. make water safe to drink
  33. a bridge
  34. keep food fresh longer
  35. True
  36. a lift
  37. a volcano
  38. a banyan tree
  39. made by engineers
  40. False

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