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