Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 898 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a mountain (c) a banyan tree (d) a seashell
2. 2.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) carry many people far (c) talk to someone far away (d) reach a top floor fast
3. 3.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a river (d) a dam
4. 4.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a tunnel helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a tunnel helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a bicycle (c) a cloud (d) a rainbow
8. 8.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make water safe to drink (c) keep food fresh longer (d) cross a wide river
9. 9.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) who won the match? (d) how can we build it?
10. 10.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a fridge (d) a water filter
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a seashell (c) a dam (d) a banyan tree
12. 12.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) store water for summer
14. 14.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
15. 15.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a dam (d) a banyan tree
17. 17.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a railway track (c) a dam (d) a coral reef
20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a banyan tree (c) a waterfall (d) a ceiling fan
21. 21.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a road that floods (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match
22. 22.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a bicycle (c) a seashell (d) a coral reef
23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
24. 24.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mountain (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a railway track
25. 25.True or false: a train helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a cloud (c) a bridge (d) a satellite
28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a mountain (c) a satellite (d) a seashell
29. 29.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a water filter
30. 30.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a telephone (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
31. 31.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a coral reef (d) a lift
32. 32.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a fridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bridge (c) a cloud (d) a water filter
35. 35.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
36. 36.True or false: a bridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a dam (d) a rainbow
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a water filter (c) a bicycle (d) a railway track
40. 40.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

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