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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 940 · 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 see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a water filter (c) a telephone (d) a bridge
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a seashell (c) a cloud (d) a lift
  3. 3.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
  5. 5.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) understands the problem (c) paints the model (d) builds at once
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a mobile phone
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a fridge
  8. 8.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) dance (c) science (d) music
  9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a seashell (c) a bicycle (d) a waterfall
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a telephone (d) a fridge
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mountain (b) a bridge (c) a ceiling fan (d) a mobile phone
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mobile phone (c) a bicycle (d) a mountain
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a tunnel (c) a lift (d) a microscope
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a river (d) a seashell
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a microscope
  16. 16.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make water safe to drink (c) reach a top floor fast (d) see very tiny things
  18. 18.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a solar panel helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a seashell (c) a bridge (d) a river
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  24. 24.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a lift
  26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a ceiling fan (d) a cloud
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a train
  29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
  30. 30.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a rainbow (c) a volcano (d) a mountain
  31. 31.True or false: a solar panel helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mobile phone (b) a seashell (c) a cloud (d) a mountain
  33. 33.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a road that floods (c) a boring story (d) a lost cricket match
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a lift
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a rainbow (c) a river (d) a volcano
  36. 36.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a lift (d) a waterfall
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. a microscope
  2. a lift
  3. False
  4. make power from sunlight
  5. understands the problem
  6. a seashell
  7. a fridge
  8. science
  9. a bicycle
  10. a telephone
  11. a mountain
  12. a mountain
  13. a lift
  14. a satellite
  15. a dam
  16. True
  17. reach a top floor fast
  18. True
  19. False
  20. False
  21. found in nature
  22. a bridge
  23. found in nature
  24. True
  25. a bridge
  26. a cloud
  27. made by engineers
  28. a train
  29. a dam
  30. a bridge
  31. False
  32. a mobile phone
  33. a road that floods
  34. a cloud
  35. a ceiling fan
  36. designs useful solutions
  37. found in nature
  38. True
  39. a lift
  40. made by engineers

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