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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 265 · 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 wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a knife edge (d) a playground slide
  2. 2.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crane hook block (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a water tap handle
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a water tap handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  7. 7.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  9. 9.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a crane hook block (d) a road up a hill
  13. 13.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a chisel (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  24. 24.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nutcracker (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a door stopper
  27. 27.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a playground slide (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
  31. 31.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a crowbar (c) a chisel (d) a nutcracker
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) the tip of a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  36. 36.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  39. 39.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a knife edge
  2. False
  3. a wheelchair ramp
  4. a claw hammer on a nail
  5. a water tap handle
  6. wheel and axle
  7. True
  8. a chisel
  9. False
  10. a ramp wrapped round
  11. wheel and axle
  12. a road up a hill
  13. False
  14. a road up a hill
  15. a bottle cap
  16. two ramps back to back
  17. inclined plane
  18. a flagpole rope wheel
  19. lever
  20. a nutcracker
  21. an axe blade
  22. a flagpole rope wheel
  23. inclined plane
  24. False
  25. wheel and axle
  26. a nutcracker
  27. False
  28. False
  29. False
  30. a playground slide
  31. False
  32. True
  33. a chisel
  34. the tip of a nail
  35. wedge
  36. False
  37. lever
  38. lever
  39. False
  40. False

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