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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 260 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  3. 3.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  8. 8.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  11. 11.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle cap
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a road up a hill (c) a nutcracker (d) a wood screw
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a steering wheel
  17. 17.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a truck loading ramp
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) the tip of a nail (d) a window blind cord
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  22. 22.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a road up a hill
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) a jar lid
  26. 26.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crowbar
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) an axe blade (c) a nutcracker (d) a nut and bolt
  31. 31.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a steering wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle cap (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
  39. 39.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a jar lid is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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