Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 763 · 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.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a fridge (c) a bridge (d) a dam
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a mountain (c) a dam (d) a river
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a ceiling fan (c) a banyan tree (d) a railway track
4. 4.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a coral reef (c) a water filter (d) a ceiling fan
6. 6.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make water safe to drink (c) see very tiny things (d) cross a wide river
7. 7.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) what is for lunch? (c) how can we build it? (d) why is the sky blue?
8. 8.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a dam (d) a train
9. 9.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
10. 10.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mountain (c) a volcano (d) a rainbow
12. 12.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
15. 15.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a seashell (c) a coral reef (d) a railway track
18. 18.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a train (d) a dam
19. 19.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a bridge (c) a satellite (d) a water filter
21. 21.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) store water for summer (c) see very tiny things (d) talk to someone far away
22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a banyan tree (c) a mobile phone (d) a ceiling fan
23. 23.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a road that floods (c) a lost cricket match (d) a sad song
24. 24.True or false: a lift helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a bridge
26. 26.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a ceiling fan
29. 29.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) cross a wide river (d) make water safe to drink
30. 30.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) reach a top floor fast (c) go through a mountain (d) make power from sunlight
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a mobile phone (c) a banyan tree (d) a mountain
32. 32.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
33. 33.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a mobile phone (c) a water filter (d) a mountain
35. 35.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a water filter (c) a seashell (d) a rainbow
37. 37.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) music (c) science (d) dance
39. 39.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

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