Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 944 · 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 lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make power from sunlight (d) carry many people far
2. 2.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) keep food fresh longer (c) cross a wide river (d) make water safe to drink
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a volcano (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall
5. 5.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) make power from sunlight (d) reach a top floor fast
6. 6.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bicycle (c) a seashell (d) a railway track
8. 8.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make power from sunlight (c) keep food fresh longer (d) see very tiny things
10. 10.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a road that floods (c) a lost cricket match (d) a boring story
11. 11.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a satellite (c) a bridge (d) a volcano
13. 13.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a cloud (c) a lift (d) a satellite
14. 14.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a fridge (c) a water filter (d) a telephone
15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) builds at once (c) buys every material (d) understands the problem
16. 16.Which need does a train meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) see very tiny things (c) reach a top floor fast (d) carry many people far
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a cloud (c) a satellite (d) a river
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a seashell (d) a satellite
19. 19.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a fridge (d) a bridge
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a dam (c) a ceiling fan (d) a volcano
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a dam (c) a ceiling fan (d) a railway track
22. 22.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) dance (c) music (d) science
24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a bridge
25. 25.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make power from sunlight (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
26. 26.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a coral reef (c) a ceiling fan (d) a river
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a cloud (c) a lift (d) a coral reef
29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mountain (c) a lift (d) a water filter
30. 30.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) keep food fresh longer (d) go through a mountain
31. 31.True or false: a fridge helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a fridge (c) a water filter (d) a solar panel
33. 33.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) see very tiny things (c) reach a top floor fast (d) carry many people far
34. 34.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
37. 37.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a railway track (b) a seashell (c) a cloud (d) a volcano
39. 39.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a mobile phone (d) a waterfall

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