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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 95 · 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.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a banyan tree (c) a mountain (d) a river
  2. 2.True or false: a microscope helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a solar panel (c) a microscope (d) a bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a railway track (c) a rainbow (d) a dam
  5. 5.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a coral reef (c) a lift (d) a cloud
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a rainbow (c) a railway track (d) a cloud
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  10. 10.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a mobile phone (c) a bridge (d) a banyan tree
  12. 12.Which need does a train meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make water safe to drink (c) cross a wide river (d) carry many people far
  13. 13.True or false: a fridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  15. 15.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a coral reef (c) a railway track (d) a mobile phone
  17. 17.🛠️ 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?
  18. 18.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) only paints pictures
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  20. 20.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a cloud (c) a mobile phone (d) a satellite
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a train
  24. 24.Which need does a lift meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) reach a top floor fast (c) go through a mountain (d) make power from sunlight
  25. 25.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) cooking (d) dance
  26. 26.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  30. 30.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make water safe to drink (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
  31. 31.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a railway track (c) a rainbow (d) a dam
  33. 33.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a sad song (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
  36. 36.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a lift (c) a coral reef (d) a bridge
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a tunnel
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a seashell (d) a banyan tree
  40. 40.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a rainbow (c) a ceiling fan (d) a banyan tree

Answer key

  1. a lift
  2. False
  3. a microscope
  4. a rainbow
  5. True
  6. False
  7. a lift
  8. a railway track
  9. made by engineers
  10. True
  11. a banyan tree
  12. carry many people far
  13. False
  14. found in nature
  15. True
  16. a coral reef
  17. how can we build it?
  18. designs useful solutions
  19. found in nature
  20. False
  21. True
  22. a cloud
  23. a dam
  24. reach a top floor fast
  25. science
  26. True
  27. True
  28. True
  29. made by engineers
  30. make water safe to drink
  31. True
  32. a rainbow
  33. True
  34. True
  35. a road that floods
  36. True
  37. a coral reef
  38. a train
  39. a satellite
  40. a ceiling fan

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