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