Tool Safety Quiz

Always use the ________ tool for the job.

• right size

• wrong size

• biggest

• smallest

Check tools to be sure they are sharp, ________ and in good condition before you use them.

• clean

• dull

• rusty

• broken

Don’t use your ________ to test whether or not a tool is sharp.

• clothes

• finger

• both a and b

• neither a nor b

Carry sharp tools so the edge or the point is aimed ________.

• down towards the floor

• up towards the ceiling

• pointed forward

• pointed backwards

The material should be fastened down so that ________ is/are left free to use the tools.

• your right hand

• your left hand

• both hands

• neither hand

Never lay tools down near the ________ of the bench where they could roll off, or where someone could bump into them.

• edge

• center

• both a and b

• neither a nor b

Tools that are not in use should be returned to

• where you found them.

• the student you got them from.

• the teacher.

• the assigned storage area.

Never point any tool at ________________.

• others

• animals

• both a and b

• yourself

• neither a nor b

Never use a tool as a ________________.

• hammer

• weapon

• saw

• lever

Always have the wood you are cutting securely __________.

• clamped to the work bench

• clamped in the vise

• loose on the table

• neither a nor b

• either a and b