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