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