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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 231 · 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 the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a knife edge (c) a crowbar (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a playground slide (c) a wood screw (d) a round doorknob
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a crane hook block
  10. 10.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
  11. 11.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a water tap handle (d) a nut and bolt
  13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  15. 15.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) a wood screw
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.True or false: a playground slide is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  24. 24.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a screw jack (d) a well winch handle
  26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a chisel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) the tip of a nail
  29. 29.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  30. 30.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) the tip of a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
  33. 33.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  40. 40.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. wedge
  2. False
  3. inclined plane
  4. a flagpole rope wheel
  5. 6
  6. lever
  7. a road up a hill
  8. a wood screw
  9. a jar lid
  10. a road up a hill
  11. True
  12. a truck loading ramp
  13. a ramp wrapped round
  14. screw
  15. True
  16. pulley
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a playground slide
  20. lever
  21. False
  22. pulley
  23. a nut and bolt
  24. False
  25. a screw jack
  26. a knife edge
  27. a well-bucket rope wheel
  28. the tip of a nail
  29. a bottle cap
  30. True
  31. screw
  32. a truck loading ramp
  33. True
  34. screw
  35. an axe blade
  36. a seesaw
  37. a wood screw
  38. a jar lid
  39. wedge
  40. False

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