← What engineers do lesson New set →

Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 981 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. a road that floods
  2. designs useful solutions
  3. a railway track
  4. a satellite
  5. go through a mountain
  6. a bridge
  7. store water for summer
  8. a train
  9. a banyan tree
  10. True
  11. make water safe to drink
  12. a lift
  13. a river
  14. a solar panel
  15. see very tiny things
  16. talk to someone far away
  17. True
  18. found in nature
  19. True
  20. made by engineers
  21. True
  22. a waterfall
  23. True
  24. True
  25. a ceiling fan
  26. False
  27. a mountain
  28. True
  29. a fridge
  30. a ceiling fan
  31. made by engineers
  32. a tunnel
  33. reach a top floor fast
  34. a satellite
  35. False
  36. made by engineers
  37. science
  38. a river
  39. found in nature
  40. a dam

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids