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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 869 · 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.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a cloud (c) a bridge (d) a coral reef
  2. 2.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a train (c) a telephone (d) a tunnel
  4. 4.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) what is for lunch? (d) who won the match?
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a cloud (c) a mountain (d) a dam
  6. 6.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a river (c) a satellite (d) a banyan tree
  7. 7.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a tunnel (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  9. 9.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a telephone (d) a dam
  11. 11.Which need does a dam meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) carry many people far
  12. 12.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) cross a wide river (d) keep food fresh longer
  15. 15.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) music (c) dance (d) cooking
  16. 16.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
  17. 17.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a microscope helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a coral reef (c) a seashell (d) a banyan tree
  20. 20.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a waterfall (c) a satellite (d) a railway track
  22. 22.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a volcano (c) a ceiling fan (d) a railway track
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a train
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a railway track (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall
  27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a waterfall (c) a coral reef (d) a railway track
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a water filter
  29. 29.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a railway track (c) a water filter (d) a coral reef
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a satellite (d) a cloud
  33. 33.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) sells tickets (c) only paints pictures (d) designs useful solutions
  34. 34.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  36. 36.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a train (d) a bridge
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  39. 39.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bicycle (c) a seashell (d) a railway track

Answer key

  1. a bridge
  2. False
  3. a water filter
  4. how can we build it?
  5. a dam
  6. a satellite
  7. True
  8. a dam
  9. False
  10. a telephone
  11. store water for summer
  12. False
  13. False
  14. keep food fresh longer
  15. science
  16. understands the problem
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a ceiling fan
  20. True
  21. a waterfall
  22. False
  23. False
  24. a volcano
  25. a lift
  26. a waterfall
  27. a railway track
  28. a bridge
  29. False
  30. a coral reef
  31. made by engineers
  32. a satellite
  33. designs useful solutions
  34. True
  35. found in nature
  36. True
  37. a train
  38. made by engineers
  39. True
  40. a seashell

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