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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 226 · 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 of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
  2. 2.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
  5. 5.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle opener
  11. 11.⚙️ 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
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a chisel (c) a bottle cap (d) a crane hook block
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
  15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a well winch handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
  17. 17.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  23. 23.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  25. 25.True or false: a road up a hill is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a jar lid (d) a water tap handle
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  31. 31.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  34. 34.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  40. 40.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a claw hammer on a nail
  2. True
  3. lever
  4. a wood screw
  5. a ramp wrapped round
  6. a round doorknob
  7. pulley
  8. 6
  9. a road up a hill
  10. a crane hook block
  11. use a smaller force
  12. a bottle cap
  13. a well-bucket rope wheel
  14. a seesaw
  15. a well winch handle
  16. a nutcracker
  17. False
  18. a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. a wheelchair ramp
  20. wedge
  21. the tip of a nail
  22. inclined plane
  23. False
  24. lever
  25. False
  26. a crowbar
  27. a seesaw
  28. a jar lid
  29. wedge
  30. wedge
  31. False
  32. True
  33. a flagpole rope wheel
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. a truck loading ramp
  38. lever
  39. lever
  40. True

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