Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 872 · 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.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) how can we build it? (c) what is for lunch? (d) who won the match?
2. 2.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
4. 4.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a water filter
6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a cloud (c) a bicycle (d) a satellite
7. 7.True or false: a lift helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a railway track (c) a dam (d) a mobile phone
9. 9.🛠️ 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
10. 10.True or false: a telephone helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a mobile phone (c) a banyan tree (d) a waterfall
12. 12.True or false: a train helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a volcano (d) a satellite
14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a seashell (c) a coral reef (d) a volcano
15. 15.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
17. 17.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a seashell (c) a waterfall (d) a ceiling fan
21. 21.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a solar panel
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a bridge
23. 23.True or false: a lift helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) go through a mountain (c) see very tiny things (d) cross a wide river
25. 25.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mountain (b) a water filter (c) a lift (d) a bicycle
27. 27.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a water filter (c) a railway track (d) a ceiling fan
29. 29.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
31. 31.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) music (c) science (d) dance
32. 32.True or false: a telephone helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
34. 34.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
36. 36.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
37. 37.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
38. 38.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mountain (c) a rainbow (d) a railway track
40. 40.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make water safe to drink (c) store water for summer (d) go through a mountain

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