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