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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 819 · 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 mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a bicycle (c) a water filter (d) a rainbow
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a water filter (c) a tunnel (d) a microscope
  6. 6.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) paints the model (c) buys every material (d) understands the problem
  7. 7.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) dance (c) science (d) music
  9. 9.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a microscope (c) a bridge (d) a water filter
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a fridge
  11. 11.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) store water for summer (c) go through a mountain (d) talk to someone far away
  12. 12.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
  13. 13.True or false: a solar panel helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) make power from sunlight (d) cross a wide river
  17. 17.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which need does a lift meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
  19. 19.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
  20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a mountain (c) a water filter (d) a coral reef
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a river (c) a rainbow (d) a dam
  22. 22.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a seashell (c) a coral reef (d) a banyan tree
  24. 24.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a mountain (c) a dam (d) a satellite
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a bridge (c) a seashell (d) a ceiling fan
  28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a satellite (d) a coral reef
  29. 29.Which need does a dam meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) store water for summer (c) talk to someone far away (d) see very tiny things
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mobile phone (c) a satellite (d) a volcano
  31. 31.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a rainbow (c) a mobile phone (d) a railway track
  35. 35.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a water filter (c) a train (d) a lift
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  40. 40.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. False
  4. a rainbow
  5. a microscope
  6. understands the problem
  7. False
  8. science
  9. a bridge
  10. a tunnel
  11. go through a mountain
  12. designs useful solutions
  13. False
  14. False
  15. True
  16. cross a wide river
  17. False
  18. reach a top floor fast
  19. how can we build it?
  20. a water filter
  21. a dam
  22. False
  23. a ceiling fan
  24. True
  25. True
  26. a mountain
  27. a seashell
  28. a coral reef
  29. store water for summer
  30. a volcano
  31. True
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a rainbow
  35. True
  36. made by engineers
  37. made by engineers
  38. a train
  39. found in nature
  40. True

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