Engineering Worksheet: Tools and Safety

Engineering lesson 7: Tools and workshop safety · Set 111 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Right tool, safe hands): Measure → tape measure, protractor · level → spirit level · cut → saw · nails → hammer. Screws → screwdriver · nuts → spanner · holes → drill · wire → pliers · smooth → sandpaper. Safe: goggles, tied hair, clamps, tidy bench, cut away from you, adult for hot or power tools.

1. 1.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) safe (b) not safe
2. 2.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a screwdriver (b) a saw (c) pliers (d) a spanner
3. 3.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) any child alone (b) an adult (c) the youngest child (d) a stranger
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) wear safety goggles (c) put tools back after use (d) play near a moving drill
5. 5.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) safety goggles (b) a cap (c) nothing (d) sunglasses
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) cut towards your hand (c) wear safety goggles (d) cut away from your body
7. 7.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a hand drill. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) not safe (b) safe
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) use a cracked tool (c) cut towards your hand (d) cut away from your body
11. 11.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) not safe (b) safe
14. 14.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) safe (b) not safe
15. 15.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use sandpaper. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) safe (b) not safe
17. 17.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a protractor (b) a hammer (c) a saw (d) sandpaper
18. 18.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) turn a screw (c) tighten a nut (d) check a shelf is level
19. 19.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) cut a wooden plank (c) smooth a rough edge (d) make a hole in wood
20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a hammer (b) sandpaper (c) a spanner (d) a protractor
21. 21.Which job is a protractor for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) measure a long length (c) measure an angle (d) check a shelf is level
22. 22.Which job is pliers for? (a) tighten a nut (b) cut a wooden plank (c) turn a screw (d) grip and bend wire
23. 23.True or false: to carry scissors closed is safe. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a spanner. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) measure an angle (b) tighten a nut (c) make a hole in wood (d) check a shelf is level
26. 26.True or false: to cut away from your body is safe. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) run while holding tools (c) tie back long hair (d) play near a moving drill
28. 28.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use a spanner. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) by the blades (c) while running (d) points down, closed
32. 32.True or false: to measure a long length, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) put tools back after use (c) use a cracked tool (d) cut towards your hand
34. 34.True or false: to run while holding tools is safe. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a saw (b) a spanner (c) a tape measure (d) a hand drill
36. 36.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a screwdriver (b) a hand drill (c) a spanner (d) a spirit level
37. 37.True or false: to tie back long hair is not safe. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) put tools back after use (c) run while holding tools (d) carry scissors closed
39. 39.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: to tie back long hair is safe. (a) False (b) True

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