Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 847 · 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.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) music (c) cooking (d) dance
3. 3.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a rainbow (c) a banyan tree (d) a coral reef
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a coral reef (c) a bridge (d) a cloud
6. 6.Which need does a dam meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) make power from sunlight (d) talk to someone far away
7. 7.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a telephone
8. 8.Which need does a train meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make power from sunlight (c) keep food fresh longer (d) carry many people far
9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a lift (c) a waterfall (d) a rainbow
10. 10.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a waterfall (c) a ceiling fan (d) a dam
11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a bridge
12. 12.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
14. 14.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a bridge (c) a coral reef (d) a water filter
15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a cloud (c) a satellite (d) a banyan tree
16. 16.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) what is for lunch? (c) how can we build it? (d) why is the sky blue?
17. 17.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a banyan tree
18. 18.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a water filter (c) a lift (d) a solar panel
19. 19.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
20. 20.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a microscope
21. 21.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) store water for summer (d) keep food fresh longer
22. 22.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a mountain (c) a river (d) a seashell
24. 24.True or false: a tunnel helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
26. 26.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
27. 27.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a water filter (c) a banyan tree (d) a ceiling fan
29. 29.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
30. 30.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a road that floods (c) a boring story (d) a sad song
32. 32.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a lift
33. 33.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a volcano
35. 35.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a mountain (c) a bridge (d) a coral reef
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a seashell (c) a water filter (d) a railway track
38. 38.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make power from sunlight (d) talk to someone far away
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a mountain (c) a volcano (d) a waterfall
40. 40.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a railway track

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