Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 798 · 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 of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a banyan tree (c) a bicycle (d) a bridge
2. 2.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
4. 4.True or false: a dam helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) how can we build it? (c) what is for lunch? (d) why is the sky blue?
6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a seashell (c) a mobile phone (d) a bicycle
7. 7.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a fridge (d) a telephone
8. 8.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a volcano (d) a waterfall
10. 10.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) carry many people far (c) go through a mountain (d) see very tiny things
11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a satellite (c) a railway track (d) a mountain
12. 12.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) only paints pictures
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a mountain (c) a bridge (d) a coral reef
15. 15.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a train
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a bridge (c) a bicycle (d) a lift
17. 17.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) talk to someone far away (c) carry many people far (d) cross a wide river
18. 18.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a train (d) a solar panel
19. 19.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a ceiling fan (c) a seashell (d) a volcano
21. 21.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a microscope
22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a volcano (d) a water filter
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a coral reef (c) a dam (d) a satellite
24. 24.True or false: a fridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a fridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a banyan tree (c) a seashell (d) a bicycle
28. 28.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a coral reef (c) a lift (d) a river
30. 30.True or false: a lift helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
32. 32.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
33. 33.True or false: a train helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
35. 35.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a telephone (c) a train (d) a lift
37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a water filter (c) a seashell (d) a coral reef
38. 38.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) keep food fresh longer (d) cross a wide river
40. 40.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers

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