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