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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 773 · 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.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a water filter (c) a microscope (d) a lift
  3. 3.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a tunnel (c) a fridge (d) a water filter
  5. 5.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) science (d) music
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a train
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  10. 10.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
  11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mobile phone (c) a cloud (d) a coral reef
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a water filter
  13. 13.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a lift (c) a seashell (d) a rainbow
  16. 16.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  18. 18.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a train
  19. 19.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) reach a top floor fast (c) go through a mountain (d) make water safe to drink
  20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a banyan tree (c) a river (d) a dam
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a satellite (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  23. 23.Which need does a dam meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) talk to someone far away (c) store water for summer (d) cross a wide river
  24. 24.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) what is for lunch? (c) who won the match? (d) why is the sky blue?
  25. 25.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a bicycle (d) a cloud
  26. 26.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a train
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a ceiling fan (c) a satellite (d) a dam
  29. 29.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a tunnel
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  31. 31.True or false: a fridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
  33. 33.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a telephone (c) a train (d) a tunnel
  35. 35.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
  37. 37.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a bridge (d) a telephone
  38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a rainbow (d) a satellite
  39. 39.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make power from sunlight (c) keep food fresh longer (d) see very tiny things

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a water filter
  3. False
  4. a fridge
  5. False
  6. science
  7. a tunnel
  8. made by engineers
  9. found in nature
  10. keep food fresh longer
  11. a mobile phone
  12. a lift
  13. False
  14. found in nature
  15. a lift
  16. False
  17. made by engineers
  18. a microscope
  19. make water safe to drink
  20. a dam
  21. made by engineers
  22. a river
  23. store water for summer
  24. how can we build it?
  25. a bicycle
  26. True
  27. a dam
  28. a banyan tree
  29. a bridge
  30. made by engineers
  31. False
  32. designs useful solutions
  33. True
  34. a telephone
  35. True
  36. understands the problem
  37. a train
  38. a rainbow
  39. False
  40. make power from sunlight

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