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