Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 128 · 40 questions

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.

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

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