Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 865 · 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.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
2. 2.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
3. 3.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) cross a wide river (c) reach a top floor fast (d) go through a mountain
4. 4.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a waterfall (c) a bicycle (d) a bridge
5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a satellite (b) a banyan tree (c) a mountain (d) a volcano
6. 6.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
7. 7.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a microscope (d) a solar panel
8. 8.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) paints the model (c) buys every material (d) understands the problem
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a dam (c) a coral reef (d) a mountain
11. 11.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a tunnel (c) a fridge (d) a bridge
12. 12.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) reach a top floor fast (c) cross a wide river (d) talk to someone far away
13. 13.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a river
14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a river (c) a mountain (d) a bicycle
15. 15.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) store water for summer (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make water safe to drink (d) carry many people far
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a lift (c) a seashell (d) a mobile phone
17. 17.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a mobile phone (c) a mountain (d) a lift
19. 19.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) store water for summer (b) talk to someone far away (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make power from sunlight
20. 20.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
21. 21.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
22. 22.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) go through a mountain
23. 23.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a solar panel (c) a lift (d) a water filter
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a volcano (d) a dam
26. 26.True or false: a tunnel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) dance (d) cooking
28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a waterfall (c) a lift (d) a mountain
29. 29.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
30. 30.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a volcano (c) a water filter (d) a river
31. 31.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a telephone (c) a water filter (d) a tunnel
32. 32.🛠️ 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
33. 33.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a mountain (c) a banyan tree (d) a bridge
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a river
37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a satellite (c) a bicycle (d) a banyan tree
38. 38.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a river (c) a dam (d) a waterfall
40. 40.True or false: a lift helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True

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