Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 141 · 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.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a door stopper
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a chisel
4. 4.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well winch handle (c) a playground slide (d) a wood screw
7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a knife edge (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
15. 15.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a truck loading ramp
17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
19. 19.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a jar lid (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a window blind cord (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
25. 25.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
27. 27.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
28. 28.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a wood screw
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
32. 32.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
34. 34.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw
37. 37.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a playground slide
39. 39.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener

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