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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 977 · 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.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) designs useful solutions (c) only paints pictures (d) grows crops
  3. 3.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a railway track (c) a coral reef (d) a ceiling fan
  5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a volcano (c) a seashell (d) a mountain
  6. 6.True or false: a water filter helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) make power from sunlight (d) make water safe to drink
  8. 8.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) see very tiny things (c) talk to someone far away (d) store water for summer
  9. 9.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a mountain (c) a coral reef (d) a bridge
  13. 13.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a dam
  15. 15.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bridge (c) a mountain (d) a water filter
  17. 17.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) cooking (d) science
  18. 18.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a coral reef
  20. 20.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a mountain (c) a waterfall (d) a cloud
  22. 22.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a telephone (d) a lift
  24. 24.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) cross a wide river (c) make power from sunlight (d) talk to someone far away
  25. 25.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
  27. 27.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) what is for lunch? (c) who won the match? (d) why is the sky blue?
  28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a satellite (b) a river (c) a banyan tree (d) a mountain
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a railway track (c) a ceiling fan (d) a banyan tree
  30. 30.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a coral reef (c) a rainbow (d) a water filter
  31. 31.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a satellite (d) a volcano
  34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a waterfall (b) a dam (c) a mobile phone (d) a lift
  35. 35.Which need does a lift meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) cross a wide river (c) go through a mountain (d) talk to someone far away
  36. 36.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a ceiling fan (c) a railway track (d) a banyan tree
  37. 37.Which need does a train meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) talk to someone far away (c) reach a top floor fast (d) carry many people far
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  39. 39.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a railway track (c) a bicycle (d) a river

Answer key

  1. True
  2. designs useful solutions
  3. True
  4. a coral reef
  5. a lift
  6. False
  7. make power from sunlight
  8. store water for summer
  9. False
  10. found in nature
  11. False
  12. a bridge
  13. True
  14. a dam
  15. True
  16. a mountain
  17. science
  18. True
  19. a bridge
  20. True
  21. a bicycle
  22. False
  23. a lift
  24. make water safe to drink
  25. False
  26. a waterfall
  27. how can we build it?
  28. a satellite
  29. a banyan tree
  30. a water filter
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a volcano
  34. a waterfall
  35. reach a top floor fast
  36. a banyan tree
  37. carry many people far
  38. found in nature
  39. True
  40. a river

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