Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 766 · 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 rainbow (b) a railway track (c) a satellite (d) a bicycle
2. 2.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make power from sunlight (c) cross a wide river (d) keep food fresh longer
3. 3.Which need does a lift meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) talk to someone far away (c) cross a wide river (d) reach a top floor fast
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a waterfall (c) a seashell (d) a satellite
5. 5.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
6. 6.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a fridge helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a lift
10. 10.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a waterfall (c) a dam (d) a lift
11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a bicycle (c) a river (d) a mountain
12. 12.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a train (c) a microscope (d) a telephone
13. 13.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a sad song (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
14. 14.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a water filter (c) a lift (d) a bicycle
15. 15.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
16. 16.🛠️ 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?
17. 17.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a water filter (c) a banyan tree (d) a railway track
18. 18.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
19. 19.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a telephone
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a cloud (c) a seashell (d) a mobile phone
21. 21.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
22. 22.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a train (d) a microscope
24. 24.True or false: a telephone helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
26. 26.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bridge (d) a satellite
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a bicycle (d) a waterfall
29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a seashell
30. 30.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a railway track (c) a river (d) a dam
32. 32.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) make water safe to drink
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a mountain
34. 34.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a fridge (c) a telephone (d) a water filter
35. 35.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
36. 36.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
37. 37.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a dam (c) a banyan tree (d) a mountain
40. 40.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a train

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