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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 725 · 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.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a waterfall (c) a coral reef (d) a lift
  2. 2.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make power from sunlight (d) reach a top floor fast
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a telephone
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a dam (c) a bicycle (d) a river
  6. 6.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a telephone (c) a microscope (d) a bridge
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a train (c) a microscope (d) a fridge
  8. 8.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) carry many people far (c) go through a mountain (d) talk to someone far away
  10. 10.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a coral reef (c) a water filter (d) a lift
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a telephone (d) a tunnel
  13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a seashell (c) a volcano (d) a bicycle
  14. 14.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a seashell (c) a satellite (d) a bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a ceiling fan (d) a river
  17. 17.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a tunnel (d) a bridge
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a rainbow (c) a satellite (d) a lift
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a seashell (c) a satellite (d) a lift
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a waterfall (c) a bridge (d) a mobile phone
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  23. 23.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) science (c) music (d) cooking
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a mobile phone (c) a waterfall (d) a water filter
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  29. 29.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a road that floods (c) a boring story (d) a lost cricket match
  30. 30.True or false: a water filter helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a bridge helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a lift helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a bridge (d) a coral reef
  38. 38.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a water filter (c) a rainbow (d) a bridge
  40. 40.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) store water for summer (c) go through a mountain (d) keep food fresh longer

Answer key

  1. a lift
  2. carry many people far
  3. a lift
  4. made by engineers
  5. a river
  6. a train
  7. a microscope
  8. True
  9. talk to someone far away
  10. a coral reef
  11. found in nature
  12. a tunnel
  13. a bicycle
  14. True
  15. a seashell
  16. a ceiling fan
  17. a bridge
  18. a rainbow
  19. a seashell
  20. found in nature
  21. a waterfall
  22. made by engineers
  23. False
  24. False
  25. False
  26. science
  27. a waterfall
  28. found in nature
  29. a road that floods
  30. False
  31. True
  32. True
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. False
  37. a bridge
  38. False
  39. a rainbow
  40. make power from sunlight

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