Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 911 · 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 mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a waterfall (d) a railway track
2. 2.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a sad song
3. 3.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a river (c) a seashell (d) a water filter
5. 5.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a dam (c) a volcano (d) a ceiling fan
6. 6.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) buys every material
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a rainbow (d) a railway track
8. 8.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a tunnel (d) a fridge
9. 9.True or false: a fridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a river (c) a cloud (d) a seashell
11. 11.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which need does a lift meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) make water safe to drink (d) reach a top floor fast
13. 13.True or false: a fridge helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a river (c) a ceiling fan (d) a water filter
15. 15.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a water filter (c) a seashell (d) a dam
16. 16.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) carry many people far (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
17. 17.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a cloud
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a cloud (c) a waterfall (d) a lift
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a waterfall (c) a satellite (d) a volcano
20. 20.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a telephone
21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a ceiling fan (c) a seashell (d) a mountain
22. 22.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a mountain (c) a water filter (d) a railway track
25. 25.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
27. 27.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
28. 28.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a railway track (c) a bicycle (d) a banyan tree
30. 30.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
31. 31.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a train (d) a fridge
34. 34.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) see very tiny things (c) go through a mountain (d) cross a wide river
35. 35.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a solar panel (c) a bridge (d) a dam
36. 36.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a mountain (c) a mobile phone (d) a rainbow
38. 38.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make water safe to drink (c) go through a mountain (d) see very tiny things
39. 39.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which need does a dam meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) talk to someone far away (c) store water for summer (d) go through a mountain

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