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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 982 · 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.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) cooking (d) science
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a banyan tree
  3. 3.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a dam (d) a telephone
  5. 5.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
  6. 6.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a lift
  8. 8.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) go through a mountain (c) make power from sunlight (d) make water safe to drink
  9. 9.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a bicycle (c) a mobile phone (d) a coral reef
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  12. 12.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) go through a mountain
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a ceiling fan (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
  15. 15.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) carry many people far (b) store water for summer (c) make water safe to drink (d) see very tiny things
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a seashell (c) a railway track (d) a mobile phone
  17. 17.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a sad song
  18. 18.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) see very tiny things (c) cross a wide river (d) make power from sunlight
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a satellite (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a volcano
  20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) understands the problem (c) paints the model (d) builds at once
  21. 21.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a solar panel (d) a train
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a tunnel (c) a lift (d) a telephone
  23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a banyan tree (c) a waterfall (d) a bridge
  24. 24.True or false: a bridge helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a railway track (b) a cloud (c) a waterfall (d) a mountain
  26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a satellite (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a river (d) a railway track
  30. 30.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
  31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a seashell (c) a railway track (d) a lift
  32. 32.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which need does a train meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make water safe to drink (c) talk to someone far away (d) carry many people far
  34. 34.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  35. 35.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a bridge (c) a tunnel (d) a telephone
  37. 37.True or false: a dam helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a railway track (c) a bridge (d) a mobile phone
  39. 39.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make water safe to drink (c) cross a wide river (d) reach a top floor fast

Answer key

  1. science
  2. a dam
  3. False
  4. a dam
  5. designs useful solutions
  6. made by engineers
  7. a lift
  8. make power from sunlight
  9. False
  10. a coral reef
  11. found in nature
  12. True
  13. store water for summer
  14. a ceiling fan
  15. see very tiny things
  16. a seashell
  17. a road that floods
  18. cross a wide river
  19. a satellite
  20. understands the problem
  21. a train
  22. a lift
  23. a bridge
  24. False
  25. a railway track
  26. a waterfall
  27. made by engineers
  28. found in nature
  29. a river
  30. how can we build it?
  31. a seashell
  32. True
  33. carry many people far
  34. made by engineers
  35. True
  36. a tunnel
  37. False
  38. a banyan tree
  39. False
  40. go through a mountain

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