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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 963 · 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.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  2. 2.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a coral reef (c) a mobile phone (d) a satellite
  4. 4.True or false: a bridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) store water for summer (d) cross a wide river
  6. 6.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make power from sunlight (c) go through a mountain (d) talk to someone far away
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a waterfall (d) a water filter
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a lift (c) a cloud (d) a coral reef
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a water filter (c) a mountain (d) a mobile phone
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a coral reef (c) a cloud (d) a dam
  13. 13.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which need does a lift meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) reach a top floor fast
  15. 15.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a railway track (c) a satellite (d) a river
  16. 16.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make power from sunlight (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
  17. 17.True or false: a dam helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a lift
  19. 19.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a mobile phone (c) a rainbow (d) a volcano
  22. 22.Which need does a dam meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) reach a top floor fast
  23. 23.True or false: a train helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  25. 25.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) reach a top floor fast (c) cross a wide river (d) keep food fresh longer
  26. 26.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a lift (d) a water filter
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  29. 29.True or false: a bridge helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a dam (c) a banyan tree (d) a lift
  32. 32.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a solar panel (c) a water filter (d) a tunnel
  34. 34.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) cross a wide river (c) reach a top floor fast (d) go through a mountain
  36. 36.True or false: a solar panel helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a solar panel (c) a dam (d) a microscope
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a fridge (c) a lift (d) a bridge
  39. 39.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make water safe to drink (c) keep food fresh longer (d) go through a mountain
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. found in nature
  2. a road that floods
  3. a coral reef
  4. False
  5. carry many people far
  6. talk to someone far away
  7. a waterfall
  8. a lift
  9. a mountain
  10. found in nature
  11. made by engineers
  12. a dam
  13. True
  14. reach a top floor fast
  15. a river
  16. see very tiny things
  17. False
  18. a rainbow
  19. False
  20. True
  21. a mobile phone
  22. store water for summer
  23. False
  24. made by engineers
  25. keep food fresh longer
  26. True
  27. a rainbow
  28. found in nature
  29. False
  30. True
  31. a banyan tree
  32. designs useful solutions
  33. a tunnel
  34. True
  35. cross a wide river
  36. False
  37. a fridge
  38. a lift
  39. go through a mountain
  40. made by engineers

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