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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 168 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  3. 3.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle opener (d) a wheelchair ramp
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a wheelchair ramp
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crane hook block (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle opener
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a water tap handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
  8. 8.True or false: a knife edge is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a window blind cord
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a knife edge (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a screw jack
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a door stopper
  13. 13.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well winch handle (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
  16. 16.⚙️ 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
  17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
  18. 18.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a knife edge (d) a seesaw
  21. 21.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  22. 22.True or false: an axe blade is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  26. 26.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a chisel
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a screw jack (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
  31. 31.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  33. 33.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a round doorknob
  36. 36.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a road up a hill
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid

Answer key

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

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