← The six simple machines lesson New set →

Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 109 · 40 questions
TalentJR

Engineer's tip (Spot the six): Lever: bar on a pivot · pulley: rope over a wheel · wheel and axle: big wheel on a rod. Inclined plane: a slope · wedge: two slopes back to back · screw: a slope wrapped round a rod. Look at how it works, not what it is called.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a door stopper
  3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  6. 6.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a truck loading ramp
  10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle opener (d) a playground slide
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  13. 13.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  15. 15.True or false: a seesaw is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a door stopper
  17. 17.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  20. 20.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  27. 27.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a playground slide (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a door stopper (c) a crane hook block (d) a seesaw
  29. 29.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a window blind cord
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) a screw jack
  35. 35.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a jar lid

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a well-bucket rope wheel
  3. a ramp wrapped round
  4. a well-bucket rope wheel
  5. a flagpole rope wheel
  6. True
  7. screw
  8. lever
  9. the tip of a nail
  10. use a smaller force
  11. a bottle opener
  12. wedge
  13. False
  14. two ramps back to back
  15. False
  16. a truck loading ramp
  17. False
  18. False
  19. 6
  20. True
  21. True
  22. False
  23. False
  24. inclined plane
  25. lever
  26. inclined plane
  27. a playground slide
  28. a crane hook block
  29. False
  30. a wood screw
  31. lever
  32. wedge
  33. screw
  34. a window blind cord
  35. True
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. pulley
  40. a jar lid

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids