Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 991 · 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.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a banyan tree (c) a bridge (d) a lift
2. 2.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
3. 3.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
4. 4.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) cross a wide river (c) talk to someone far away (d) keep food fresh longer
5. 5.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a waterfall (c) a bicycle (d) a rainbow
7. 7.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which need does a dam meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) keep food fresh longer (c) store water for summer (d) cross a wide river
9. 9.True or false: a fridge helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a coral reef (c) a mountain (d) a railway track
11. 11.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
12. 12.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) go through a mountain (c) cross a wide river (d) make water safe to drink
13. 13.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) how can we build it? (c) who won the match? (d) why is the sky blue?
15. 15.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a microscope
16. 16.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a seashell (c) a coral reef (d) a railway track
18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a volcano (c) a river (d) a bridge
19. 19.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a lift (c) a train (d) a solar panel
20. 20.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) cooking (c) science (d) dance
21. 21.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a telephone
22. 22.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
24. 24.True or false: a water filter helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
26. 26.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) keep food fresh longer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make water safe to drink
27. 27.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a bicycle
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a lift (c) a ceiling fan (d) a coral reef
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a bridge (d) a banyan tree
31. 31.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a railway track (c) a water filter (d) a mountain
33. 33.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
34. 34.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
35. 35.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a banyan tree (c) a ceiling fan (d) a mountain
37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a dam (c) a banyan tree (d) a rainbow
38. 38.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True

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