Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 882 · 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.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a rainbow
2. 2.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a fridge (c) a dam (d) a water filter
3. 3.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a mountain (c) a railway track (d) a cloud
4. 4.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) paints the model (c) builds at once (d) buys every material
5. 5.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a water filter (d) a lift
7. 7.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a satellite (c) a dam (d) a coral reef
9. 9.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a ceiling fan (d) a river
11. 11.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a river (c) a lift (d) a cloud
13. 13.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a seashell (c) a coral reef (d) a river
16. 16.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a rainbow (c) a ceiling fan (d) a satellite
18. 18.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a solar panel (c) a water filter (d) a microscope
19. 19.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
20. 20.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
21. 21.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) dance (c) science (d) music
22. 22.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) what is for lunch? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) who won the match?
24. 24.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
26. 26.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
28. 28.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
29. 29.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
30. 30.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) see very tiny things (c) make power from sunlight (d) make water safe to drink
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a water filter
32. 32.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) see very tiny things (c) cross a wide river (d) keep food fresh longer
34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a railway track (c) a dam (d) a bicycle
35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a cloud (c) a dam (d) a river
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a dam (d) a seashell
37. 37.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a bridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a mobile phone (c) a rainbow (d) a waterfall

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