Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 916 · 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 need does a train meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) keep food fresh longer (c) carry many people far (d) store water for summer
2. 2.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a cloud (c) a waterfall (d) a bicycle
3. 3.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) see very tiny things (c) make power from sunlight (d) store water for summer
4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a waterfall (c) a railway track (d) a seashell
5. 5.Which need does a dam meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) carry many people far
6. 6.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a telephone
8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a cloud (c) a seashell (d) a coral reef
9. 9.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
10. 10.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) grows crops (c) only paints pictures (d) sells tickets
11. 11.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a tunnel (d) a telephone
13. 13.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) music (c) science (d) dance
14. 14.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
16. 16.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
17. 17.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a fridge (c) a lift (d) a bridge
18. 18.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) builds at once (c) understands the problem (d) buys every material
20. 20.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) who won the match? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) what is for lunch?
21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a satellite (c) a ceiling fan (d) a banyan tree
22. 22.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
24. 24.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a fridge (c) a train (d) a microscope
25. 25.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bridge (c) a rainbow (d) a bicycle
27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a coral reef (c) a waterfall (d) a bridge
28. 28.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
29. 29.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mountain (c) a river (d) a seashell
31. 31.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a bridge (d) a dam
34. 34.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a microscope (c) a water filter (d) a dam
35. 35.🛠️ 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
36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a lift (d) a rainbow
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a mountain (c) a seashell (d) a waterfall
38. 38.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
39. 39.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) go through a mountain (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a volcano (c) a seashell (d) a dam

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