Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 964 · 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.True or false: a microscope helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a ceiling fan (c) a banyan tree (d) a coral reef
3. 3.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a mobile phone (c) a railway track (d) a satellite
4. 4.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a seashell (c) a lift (d) a coral reef
6. 6.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) music (c) science (d) cooking
7. 7.Which need does a dam meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
8. 8.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a solar panel (c) a fridge (d) a microscope
11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a volcano (c) a bicycle (d) a mobile phone
12. 12.True or false: a dam helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a mobile phone (c) a banyan tree (d) a river
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a seashell (c) a waterfall (d) a mountain
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a bicycle (c) a railway track (d) a banyan tree
16. 16.True or false: a microscope helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a train helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
19. 19.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a bridge (c) a tunnel (d) a fridge
20. 20.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) how can we build it? (d) what is for lunch?
21. 21.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a tunnel
22. 22.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a banyan tree (c) a mountain (d) a ceiling fan
23. 23.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a water filter helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a mountain (c) a waterfall (d) a mobile phone
27. 27.🛠️ Is a cloud 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 lift (b) a solar panel (c) a train (d) a telephone
29. 29.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bridge (c) a cloud (d) a dam
32. 32.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a mobile phone (c) a coral reef (d) a bridge
33. 33.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a rainbow
34. 34.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a telephone (c) a train (d) a water filter
36. 36.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
37. 37.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a boring story (c) a sad song (d) a road that floods
38. 38.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
39. 39.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make water safe to drink (d) carry many people far
40. 40.True or false: a lift helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False

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