Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 697 · 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.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
2. 2.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
3. 3.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) reach a top floor fast (c) carry many people far (d) talk to someone far away
4. 4.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) carry many people far (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
5. 5.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a dam
6. 6.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mountain (c) a bicycle (d) a river
7. 7.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a tunnel (c) a bridge (d) a lift
8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a mountain (c) a waterfall (d) a dam
9. 9.True or false: a dam helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a seashell (c) a bicycle (d) a mountain
12. 12.Which need does a dam meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) store water for summer (c) go through a mountain (d) cross a wide river
13. 13.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a water filter (c) a train (d) a telephone
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a bicycle (c) a lift (d) a dam
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a mobile phone (d) a river
16. 16.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
17. 17.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
18. 18.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
20. 20.True or false: a lift helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a mobile phone (c) a railway track (d) a waterfall
23. 23.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a river
24. 24.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a microscope (d) a train
25. 25.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a satellite (c) a banyan tree (d) a waterfall
27. 27.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) sells tickets (c) only paints pictures (d) designs useful solutions
28. 28.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a volcano (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall
30. 30.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a telephone (d) a fridge
31. 31.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a lift
34. 34.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a road that floods (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match
35. 35.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a solar panel (c) a water filter (d) a lift
37. 37.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) store water for summer (b) see very tiny things (c) make water safe to drink (d) carry many people far
38. 38.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a volcano (d) a bicycle
40. 40.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers

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