Engineering Worksheet: Tools and Safety

Engineering lesson 7: Tools and workshop safety · Set 137 · 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.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) nothing (c) safety goggles (d) a cap
2. 2.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a hammer (b) sandpaper (c) a protractor (d) a tape measure
3. 3.True or false: to cut away from your body is not safe. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: to run while holding tools is not safe. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) a stranger (c) an adult (d) any child alone
7. 7.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a hammer (b) sandpaper (c) a spirit level (d) a hand drill
8. 8.True or false: to tie back long hair is safe. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a hammer (b) a spanner (c) a tape measure (d) a hand drill
10. 10.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) measure a long length (b) check a shelf is level (c) measure an angle (d) turn a screw
11. 11.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points down, closed (c) points up, open (d) while running
13. 13.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a tape measure (b) pliers (c) a saw (d) a spanner
14. 14.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) safe (b) not safe
15. 15.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) turn a screw (b) make a hole in wood (c) check a shelf is level (d) cut a wooden plank
16. 16.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) safe (b) not safe
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play near a moving drill (b) wear safety goggles (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) cut away from your body
18. 18.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) safe (b) not safe
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) cut towards your hand (c) leave tools on the floor (d) put tools back after use
20. 20.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) pliers (b) a screwdriver (c) sandpaper (d) a hammer
21. 21.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: to clamp wood before sawing is safe. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) use a cracked tool (d) wear safety goggles
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) cut away from your body (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) run while holding tools
27. 27.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a tape measure (b) a protractor (c) a hand drill (d) pliers
28. 28.Which job is pliers for? (a) measure an angle (b) grip and bend wire (c) drive in a nail (d) make a hole in wood
29. 29.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) not safe (b) safe
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) leave tools on the floor (c) tie back long hair (d) wear safety goggles
31. 31.Which job is a hammer for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) drive in a nail (c) cut a wooden plank (d) turn a screw
32. 32.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use a screwdriver. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) not safe (b) safe
34. 34.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) sandpaper (b) a protractor (c) pliers (d) a saw
35. 35.Which job is a spanner for? (a) tighten a nut (b) cut a wooden plank (c) smooth a rough edge (d) measure a long length
36. 36.True or false: to use a cracked tool is safe. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which job is a protractor for? (a) drive in a nail (b) measure an angle (c) grip and bend wire (d) tighten a nut
38. 38.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to carry scissors closed? (a) safe (b) not safe
39. 39.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) not safe (b) safe
40. 40.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe

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