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