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