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