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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 227 · 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 wood screw? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
  4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a jar lid (c) a knife edge (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw
  7. 7.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  8. 8.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a round doorknob
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a road up a hill
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a door stopper (c) a nut and bolt (d) a steering wheel
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a playground slide (d) a knife edge
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a window blind cord
  17. 17.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a knife edge
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  20. 20.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  21. 21.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 3
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  27. 27.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a seesaw (d) a nutcracker
  29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a door stopper (d) a water tap handle
  30. 30.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) the tip of a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
  32. 32.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a nut and bolt (d) a round doorknob
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a seesaw (c) a wood screw (d) a truck loading ramp
  36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a crowbar (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  38. 38.🔍 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
  39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
  40. 40.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. a crowbar
  3. a knife edge
  4. a jar lid
  5. a well-bucket rope wheel
  6. a wood screw
  7. use a smaller force
  8. True
  9. a wheelchair ramp
  10. a water tap handle
  11. pulley
  12. True
  13. a nut and bolt
  14. a playground slide
  15. wheel and axle
  16. a well winch handle
  17. False
  18. a bottle opener
  19. lever
  20. two ramps back to back
  21. 6
  22. a well winch handle
  23. pulley
  24. lever
  25. a ramp wrapped round
  26. screw
  27. True
  28. a steering wheel
  29. a water tap handle
  30. False
  31. the tip of a nail
  32. False
  33. a nut and bolt
  34. inclined plane
  35. a seesaw
  36. a crowbar
  37. lever
  38. a jar lid
  39. a chisel
  40. False

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