Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 935 · 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 coral reef (b) a river (c) a cloud (d) a satellite
2. 2.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a microscope (d) a telephone
3. 3.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
4. 4.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a bridge (d) a mountain
6. 6.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a telephone (c) a lift (d) a microscope
7. 7.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a tunnel (c) a bridge (d) a solar panel
8. 8.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) paints the model (c) builds at once (d) understands the problem
9. 9.Which need does a lift meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) store water for summer
10. 10.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) cross a wide river (c) store water for summer (d) make power from sunlight
11. 11.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
12. 12.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mountain (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mobile phone (d) a railway track
13. 13.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
14. 14.🛠️ 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?
15. 15.True or false: a train helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) store water for summer (c) go through a mountain (d) cross a wide river
17. 17.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) cooking (c) science (d) dance
18. 18.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) make water safe to drink (d) talk to someone far away
19. 19.True or false: a water filter helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
22. 22.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
23. 23.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
24. 24.True or false: a lift helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a dam helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) grows crops (c) only paints pictures (d) designs useful solutions
29. 29.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) reach a top floor fast (d) store water for summer
30. 30.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a river (c) a volcano (d) a bicycle
31. 31.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall
32. 32.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a cloud
33. 33.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
34. 34.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a seashell (c) a dam (d) a ceiling fan
37. 37.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a lost cricket match (c) a road that floods (d) a sad song
38. 38.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
39. 39.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True

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