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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 833 · 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.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) dance (d) cooking
  2. 2.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a satellite (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  3. 3.True or false: a dam helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a banyan tree (c) a river (d) a satellite
  5. 5.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) see very tiny things (c) cross a wide river (d) reach a top floor fast
  6. 6.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make power from sunlight (c) carry many people far (d) make water safe to drink
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mountain (c) a coral reef (d) a ceiling fan
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  9. 9.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a tunnel helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  12. 12.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
  15. 15.True or false: a fridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  18. 18.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
  23. 23.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) make power from sunlight
  24. 24.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) reach a top floor fast (c) cross a wide river (d) talk to someone far away
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a bridge (c) a solar panel (d) a water filter
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  27. 27.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a ceiling fan (d) a cloud
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a bicycle (d) a mountain
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a tunnel (d) a water filter
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a railway track (c) a ceiling fan (d) a river
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bridge (d) a mobile phone
  34. 34.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a coral reef (c) a bridge (d) a lift
  37. 37.True or false: a microscope helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a lost cricket match (d) a road that floods

Answer key

  1. science
  2. a seashell
  3. False
  4. a satellite
  5. cross a wide river
  6. make water safe to drink
  7. a ceiling fan
  8. made by engineers
  9. False
  10. False
  11. made by engineers
  12. False
  13. False
  14. designs useful solutions
  15. False
  16. found in nature
  17. found in nature
  18. True
  19. True
  20. True
  21. False
  22. a water filter
  23. keep food fresh longer
  24. make power from sunlight
  25. a bridge
  26. made by engineers
  27. True
  28. a cloud
  29. a bicycle
  30. a lift
  31. a river
  32. found in nature
  33. a banyan tree
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a coral reef
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a road that floods

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