Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 762 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a volcano (c) a waterfall (d) a bridge
2. 2.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) cross a wide river (d) keep food fresh longer
3. 3.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
4. 4.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a microscope (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
6. 6.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mobile phone (b) a rainbow (c) a seashell (d) a coral reef
9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a river
10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a dam (c) a river (d) a rainbow
11. 11.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a lift
12. 12.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a train (d) a dam
13. 13.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a boring story
14. 14.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a cloud (c) a banyan tree (d) a water filter
17. 17.True or false: a fridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a mobile phone
19. 19.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make power from sunlight (c) go through a mountain (d) store water for summer
20. 20.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
21. 21.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
22. 22.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
23. 23.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a microscope (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
24. 24.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) see very tiny things (c) talk to someone far away (d) make water safe to drink
25. 25.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a water filter (b) a river (c) a banyan tree (d) a waterfall
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a river (c) a bicycle (d) a banyan tree
27. 27.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a solar panel helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a telephone (c) a water filter (d) a dam
31. 31.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a solar panel (c) a dam (d) a telephone
32. 32.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a mountain (c) a satellite (d) a bridge
34. 34.True or false: a dam helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mountain (c) a rainbow (d) a bridge
36. 36.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) sells tickets (c) only paints pictures (d) designs useful solutions
38. 38.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) store water for summer (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
39. 39.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
40. 40.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a rainbow (c) a cloud (d) a ceiling fan

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