Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 776 · 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.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) only paints pictures (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
2. 2.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
4. 4.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make water safe to drink (c) make power from sunlight (d) reach a top floor fast
6. 6.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) carry many people far (c) cross a wide river (d) keep food fresh longer
7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a cloud (c) a seashell (d) a dam
8. 8.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a banyan tree (c) a dam (d) a lift
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a bicycle (c) a river (d) a ceiling fan
11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a mobile phone (c) a mountain (d) a satellite
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a waterfall (c) a coral reef (d) a mountain
13. 13.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
14. 14.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a coral reef (c) a cloud (d) a water filter
17. 17.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a microscope
18. 18.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
19. 19.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) see very tiny things (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make power from sunlight
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a volcano (d) a dam
21. 21.Which need does a dam meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) store water for summer (c) make water safe to drink (d) make power from sunlight
22. 22.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a cloud (c) a coral reef (d) a mountain
23. 23.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a dam
24. 24.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
25. 25.Which need does a train meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) keep food fresh longer (c) carry many people far (d) go through a mountain
26. 26.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a fridge
27. 27.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a solar panel (d) a microscope
29. 29.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
31. 31.True or false: a train helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a bridge (d) a seashell
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a rainbow (c) a bicycle (d) a river
34. 34.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a microscope helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
37. 37.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) science (d) music
38. 38.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) carry many people far (c) reach a top floor fast (d) talk to someone far away
39. 39.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False

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