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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 761 · 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.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a fridge (c) a lift (d) a dam
  2. 2.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) designs useful solutions (c) only paints pictures (d) grows crops
  4. 4.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) see very tiny things (c) make power from sunlight (d) store water for summer
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a train
  6. 6.True or false: a bridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a satellite (c) a dam (d) a rainbow
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a banyan tree (c) a dam (d) a coral reef
  9. 9.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a microscope
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a seashell
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a lift
  13. 13.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a microscope (d) a solar panel
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a bicycle (c) a dam (d) a river
  17. 17.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a coral reef (c) a waterfall (d) a railway track
  18. 18.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) cross a wide river (c) keep food fresh longer (d) see very tiny things
  19. 19.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) music (c) cooking (d) dance
  22. 22.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a bicycle (c) a river (d) a waterfall
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a volcano (c) a dam (d) a ceiling fan
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a water filter (c) a ceiling fan (d) a cloud
  25. 25.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a railway track (c) a banyan tree (d) a cloud
  27. 27.True or false: a train helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  29. 29.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  31. 31.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a mountain (d) a dam
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.Which need does a train meet? (a) store water for summer (b) carry many people far (c) talk to someone far away (d) make power from sunlight
  35. 35.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
  36. 36.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a river (d) a dam
  40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a bridge (c) a ceiling fan (d) a mobile phone

Answer key

  1. a train
  2. True
  3. designs useful solutions
  4. see very tiny things
  5. a lift
  6. False
  7. a rainbow
  8. a dam
  9. True
  10. a bridge
  11. a seashell
  12. a tunnel
  13. False
  14. True
  15. a dam
  16. a river
  17. a railway track
  18. keep food fresh longer
  19. True
  20. False
  21. science
  22. a bicycle
  23. a volcano
  24. a cloud
  25. True
  26. a railway track
  27. False
  28. made by engineers
  29. True
  30. made by engineers
  31. False
  32. a dam
  33. found in nature
  34. carry many people far
  35. how can we build it?
  36. True
  37. True
  38. made by engineers
  39. a river
  40. a coral reef

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