Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 722 · 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.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) how can we build it? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) who won the match?
3. 3.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
4. 4.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a microscope (c) a lift (d) a solar panel
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a water filter (c) a railway track (d) a coral reef
6. 6.True or false: a telephone helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a ceiling fan
8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a water filter (c) a lift (d) a dam
9. 9.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a banyan tree (c) a water filter (d) a satellite
11. 11.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a waterfall (c) a mobile phone (d) a lift
13. 13.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make power from sunlight (c) keep food fresh longer (d) go through a mountain
14. 14.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a satellite (c) a mobile phone (d) a cloud
16. 16.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mountain (c) a seashell (d) a bicycle
19. 19.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a telephone
20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a lift
21. 21.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
22. 22.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a sad song (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
23. 23.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) music (d) science
24. 24.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a mobile phone (c) a railway track (d) a lift
26. 26.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a microscope (c) a bridge (d) a dam
27. 27.True or false: a fridge helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a microscope (c) a train (d) a telephone
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a dam
30. 30.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a mountain (c) a bridge (d) a bicycle
32. 32.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a microscope (c) a bridge (d) a solar panel
33. 33.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a seashell (c) a lift (d) a mountain
34. 34.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a seashell (c) a dam (d) a waterfall
35. 35.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a mobile phone (c) a dam (d) a railway track
37. 37.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
38. 38.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
39. 39.Which need does a lift meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) talk to someone far away
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a bridge (c) a banyan tree (d) a coral reef

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