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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 274 · 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 pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a seesaw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle opener (d) an axe blade
  3. 3.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  6. 6.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a water tap handle (c) a road up a hill (d) a nutcracker
  8. 8.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  10. 10.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
  13. 13.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  15. 15.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a door stopper (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a wood screw
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  19. 19.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) a wood screw
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) an axe blade
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a round doorknob
  24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a seesaw (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
  25. 25.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  27. 27.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a road up a hill
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  33. 33.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a chisel
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nutcracker (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane

Answer key

  1. a flagpole rope wheel
  2. an axe blade
  3. True
  4. lever
  5. lever
  6. False
  7. a water tap handle
  8. False
  9. screw
  10. False
  11. False
  12. 6
  13. False
  14. use a smaller force
  15. True
  16. a jar lid
  17. a crowbar
  18. inclined plane
  19. a screw jack
  20. a wood screw
  21. wedge
  22. a nutcracker
  23. a bottle opener
  24. a chisel
  25. False
  26. wheel and axle
  27. a ramp wrapped round
  28. a road up a hill
  29. a round doorknob
  30. pulley
  31. wedge
  32. screw
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. screw
  37. a chisel
  38. a nutcracker
  39. a truck loading ramp
  40. lever

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