Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 804 · 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 banyan tree (b) a rainbow (c) a bridge (d) a volcano
2. 2.Which need does a dam meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) talk to someone far away (d) see very tiny things
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mountain (c) a river (d) a mobile phone
4. 4.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a microscope (c) a tunnel (d) a solar panel
6. 6.Which need does a train meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) cross a wide river
7. 7.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
8. 8.🛠️ 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?
9. 9.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a satellite (c) a seashell (d) a bicycle
11. 11.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make power from sunlight (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
13. 13.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a tunnel (d) a fridge
14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a bicycle (c) a mountain (d) a river
15. 15.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
17. 17.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a waterfall (c) a seashell (d) a river
20. 20.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a solar panel
21. 21.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a road that floods (d) a boring story
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a ceiling fan
23. 23.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a bridge (c) a mountain (d) a ceiling fan
24. 24.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
25. 25.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
26. 26.Which need does a lift meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) reach a top floor fast (d) talk to someone far away
27. 27.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
29. 29.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make water safe to drink (c) keep food fresh longer (d) see very tiny things
30. 30.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
31. 31.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a railway track (c) a water filter (d) a banyan tree
33. 33.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) cooking (c) dance (d) music
35. 35.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a microscope (c) a solar panel (d) a bridge
36. 36.True or false: a dam helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
38. 38.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a dam (d) a bridge
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a banyan tree (c) a lift (d) a railway track
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a seashell (c) a dam (d) a coral reef

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