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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 153 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a bottle opener
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle cap (d) a bottle opener
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
  4. 4.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a door stopper (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crowbar
  7. 7.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wheelchair ramp
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) a window blind cord (d) an axe blade
  12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  13. 13.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a crowbar
  15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a nutcracker
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
  19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a seesaw (c) a screw jack (d) a round doorknob
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nut and bolt
  22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a jar lid (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle cap
  23. 23.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  28. 28.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  30. 30.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
  32. 32.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a knife edge (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a door stopper (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
  37. 37.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a well-bucket rope wheel

Answer key

  1. a bottle opener
  2. a bottle cap
  3. 6
  4. False
  5. two ramps back to back
  6. a door stopper
  7. True
  8. screw
  9. a wheelchair ramp
  10. pulley
  11. a window blind cord
  12. a ramp wrapped round
  13. False
  14. a road up a hill
  15. a nut and bolt
  16. wheel and axle
  17. a water tap handle
  18. a window blind cord
  19. a round doorknob
  20. inclined plane
  21. a nut and bolt
  22. a wheelchair ramp
  23. True
  24. False
  25. lever
  26. lever
  27. pulley
  28. False
  29. wheel and axle
  30. True
  31. a wood screw
  32. False
  33. True
  34. True
  35. a knife edge
  36. a water tap handle
  37. True
  38. wedge
  39. wedge
  40. an axe blade

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