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