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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 919 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. a water filter
  2. a train
  3. how can we build it?
  4. a banyan tree
  5. True
  6. cross a wide river
  7. a railway track
  8. a river
  9. a dam
  10. False
  11. False
  12. True
  13. True
  14. False
  15. True
  16. talk to someone far away
  17. go through a mountain
  18. made by engineers
  19. made by engineers
  20. reach a top floor fast
  21. a river
  22. a tunnel
  23. make water safe to drink
  24. a rainbow
  25. a water filter
  26. understands the problem
  27. a telephone
  28. a satellite
  29. science
  30. a cloud
  31. True
  32. a bridge
  33. found in nature
  34. a microscope
  35. a banyan tree
  36. carry many people far
  37. True
  38. a fridge
  39. True
  40. False

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