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