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