Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 996 · 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.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
2. 2.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a coral reef (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall
4. 4.Which need does a dam meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) talk to someone far away (d) cross a wide river
5. 5.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make power from sunlight (c) reach a top floor fast (d) see very tiny things
7. 7.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) buys every material (c) builds at once (d) paints the model
8. 8.True or false: a bridge helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
10. 10.True or false: a microscope helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) music (d) science
12. 12.True or false: a solar panel helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a cloud (d) a satellite
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a banyan tree
15. 15.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a train
16. 16.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mountain (c) a waterfall (d) a rainbow
18. 18.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a waterfall (c) a bridge (d) a railway track
21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a waterfall (c) a banyan tree (d) a railway track
22. 22.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mobile phone (d) a river
24. 24.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) how can we build it? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) who won the match?
25. 25.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) store water for summer (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make power from sunlight
27. 27.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a bridge (c) a ceiling fan (d) a rainbow
29. 29.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a tunnel (c) a solar panel (d) a lift
31. 31.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a lift
34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a satellite (c) a mobile phone (d) a seashell
35. 35.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
36. 36.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
37. 37.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a train helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a mobile phone (c) a waterfall (d) a seashell
40. 40.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a train (c) a telephone (d) a lift

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