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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 200 · 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 crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a seesaw
  3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wood screw (c) a playground slide (d) the tip of a nail
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
  5. 5.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a road up a hill (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a chisel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wood screw
  9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  10. 10.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a road up a hill (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a nutcracker
  13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  14. 14.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a round doorknob
  16. 16.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  19. 19.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  20. 20.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  27. 27.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a water tap handle (d) the tip of a nail
  32. 32.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a wheelchair ramp
  37. 37.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  39. 39.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw

Answer key

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

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