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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 158 · 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 window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  2. 2.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  6. 6.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a steering wheel
  7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a wheelchair ramp
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  10. 10.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a truck loading ramp
  12. 12.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) an axe blade (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  14. 14.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a window blind cord is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  18. 18.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  22. 22.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a chisel
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a knife edge (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a road up a hill (d) a knife edge
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a road up a hill
  31. 31.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  33. 33.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a round doorknob
  35. 35.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a water tap handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  39. 39.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a chisel

Answer key

  1. a crowbar
  2. two ramps back to back
  3. inclined plane
  4. 6
  5. lever
  6. a wheelchair ramp
  7. a jar lid
  8. a wheelchair ramp
  9. lever
  10. False
  11. a wood screw
  12. True
  13. an axe blade
  14. True
  15. False
  16. a ramp wrapped round
  17. screw
  18. True
  19. True
  20. False
  21. pulley
  22. a chisel
  23. wheel and axle
  24. a knife edge
  25. pulley
  26. a claw hammer on a nail
  27. a wood screw
  28. a road up a hill
  29. wheel and axle
  30. a steering wheel
  31. False
  32. wedge
  33. a steering wheel
  34. a round doorknob
  35. False
  36. True
  37. True
  38. an axe blade
  39. False
  40. a well-bucket rope wheel

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