Engineering Worksheet: Tools and Safety

Engineering lesson 7: Tools and workshop safety · Set 275 · 40 questions

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.

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

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