Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 726 · 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 water filter (b) a bicycle (c) a coral reef (d) a ceiling fan
2. 2.True or false: a train helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
4. 4.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make power from sunlight (d) cross a wide river
5. 5.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a cloud (c) a bicycle (d) a river
7. 7.True or false: a bridge helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a telephone (c) a bridge (d) a dam
9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mountain (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
10. 10.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) how can we build it? (c) who won the match? (d) what is for lunch?
11. 11.True or false: a lift helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a mountain (c) a volcano (d) a cloud
13. 13.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a fridge
14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a banyan tree (c) a mobile phone (d) a seashell
15. 15.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) go through a mountain (d) cross a wide river
16. 16.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make water safe to drink (d) cross a wide river
17. 17.🛠️ Is a mobile phone 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 railway track (b) a banyan tree (c) a coral reef (d) a rainbow
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a waterfall (c) a ceiling fan (d) a mobile phone
20. 20.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
21. 21.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) paints the model (c) buys every material (d) builds at once
22. 22.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
23. 23.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a telephone (d) a dam
24. 24.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a dam (d) a bicycle
26. 26.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
29. 29.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) go through a mountain (c) make water safe to drink (d) make power from sunlight
30. 30.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a water filter (b) a river (c) a waterfall (d) a rainbow
31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a bridge (c) a railway track (d) a bicycle
32. 32.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
33. 33.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which need does a lift meet? (a) carry many people far (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
35. 35.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a sad song (c) a lost cricket match (d) a boring story
37. 37.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
39. 39.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a railway track (c) a dam (d) a coral reef

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