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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 116 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 6
  3. False
  4. wedge
  5. use a smaller force
  6. a bottle cap
  7. a flagpole rope wheel
  8. a jar lid
  9. False
  10. two ramps back to back
  11. a well winch handle
  12. a road up a hill
  13. wheel and axle
  14. a playground slide
  15. a road up a hill
  16. wedge
  17. False
  18. a bottle opener
  19. screw
  20. False
  21. True
  22. True
  23. a claw hammer on a nail
  24. True
  25. lever
  26. inclined plane
  27. a steering wheel
  28. a crane hook block
  29. wedge
  30. a screw jack
  31. a playground slide
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a ramp wrapped round
  35. pulley
  36. False
  37. a chisel
  38. a wheelchair ramp
  39. lever
  40. lever

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