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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 192 · 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 simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) a nutcracker
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  5. 5.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a road up a hill (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
  7. 7.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) the tip of a nail
  8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  10. 10.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  12. 12.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) an axe blade (c) a nutcracker (d) a window blind cord
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  17. 17.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a round doorknob
  22. 22.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle opener
  24. 24.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) a crowbar
  25. 25.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) a wheelchair ramp
  27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a water tap handle
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a knife edge
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a door stopper (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  35. 35.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a nutcracker (c) a chisel (d) a window blind cord

Answer key

  1. lever
  2. a door stopper
  3. a bottle cap
  4. a chisel
  5. a jar lid
  6. 6
  7. a window blind cord
  8. a ramp wrapped round
  9. two ramps back to back
  10. False
  11. screw
  12. True
  13. use a smaller force
  14. False
  15. a nutcracker
  16. a jar lid
  17. True
  18. True
  19. a playground slide
  20. a crowbar
  21. a round doorknob
  22. True
  23. a bottle opener
  24. a playground slide
  25. False
  26. a wheelchair ramp
  27. a well-bucket rope wheel
  28. pulley
  29. a knife edge
  30. inclined plane
  31. a seesaw
  32. a door stopper
  33. wheel and axle
  34. wheel and axle
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. inclined plane
  39. lever
  40. a screw jack

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