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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 737 · 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.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) buys every material (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
  2. 2.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) make power from sunlight (d) keep food fresh longer
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a train (d) a water filter
  4. 4.True or false: a bridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a satellite (c) a banyan tree (d) a volcano
  6. 6.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a dam (d) a coral reef
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a bridge
  9. 9.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) sells tickets (c) only paints pictures (d) designs useful solutions
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a river (c) a dam (d) a rainbow
  12. 12.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  13. 13.True or false: a train helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
  15. 15.True or false: a telephone helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a coral reef (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 train (c) a telephone (d) a bridge
  18. 18.Which need does a lift meet? (a) carry many people far (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make water safe to drink
  19. 19.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a cloud (c) a ceiling fan (d) a railway track
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a satellite (c) a railway track (d) a dam
  22. 22.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a mountain (c) a railway track (d) a cloud
  23. 23.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  25. 25.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make water safe to drink (c) store water for summer (d) go through a mountain
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
  27. 27.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) talk to someone far away (d) reach a top floor fast
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  31. 31.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make power from sunlight (d) store water for summer
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a solar panel (c) a bridge (d) a tunnel
  34. 34.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) keep food fresh longer (d) talk to someone far away
  35. 35.True or false: a train helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a coral reef (c) a volcano (d) a banyan tree
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a ceiling fan (c) a railway track (d) a dam
  39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bridge (c) a volcano (d) a railway track
  40. 40.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) go through a mountain (c) see very tiny things (d) cross a wide river

Answer key

  1. understands the problem
  2. make power from sunlight
  3. a lift
  4. False
  5. a satellite
  6. False
  7. a dam
  8. a dam
  9. designs useful solutions
  10. found in nature
  11. a dam
  12. made by engineers
  13. False
  14. how can we build it?
  15. False
  16. a ceiling fan
  17. a bridge
  18. reach a top floor fast
  19. a cloud
  20. made by engineers
  21. a mountain
  22. a railway track
  23. False
  24. made by engineers
  25. go through a mountain
  26. a bridge
  27. True
  28. False
  29. talk to someone far away
  30. found in nature
  31. False
  32. make water safe to drink
  33. a solar panel
  34. keep food fresh longer
  35. False
  36. a lift
  37. made by engineers
  38. a seashell
  39. a volcano
  40. see very tiny things

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