Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 280 · 40 questions

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.

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

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