Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 684 · 40 questions

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.

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

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