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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 288 · 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 bottle cap (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a window blind cord (c) an axe blade (d) a steering wheel
  3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a window blind cord
  4. 4.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) a nutcracker
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a jar lid (c) a bottle cap (d) a crane hook block
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a knife edge
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a round doorknob
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a screw jack (d) a crowbar
  15. 15.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a chisel
  17. 17.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. 19.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  20. 20.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  24. 24.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  29. 29.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wood screw (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  33. 33.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a knife edge (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  37. 37.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a nutcracker (b) a road up a hill (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  38. 38.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
  39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) a wood screw
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw

Answer key

  1. a bottle cap
  2. an axe blade
  3. a window blind cord
  4. True
  5. a nut and bolt
  6. a crane hook block
  7. inclined plane
  8. a knife edge
  9. a wheelchair ramp
  10. True
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. a round doorknob
  13. wedge
  14. a screw jack
  15. True
  16. a chisel
  17. False
  18. a wood screw
  19. use a smaller force
  20. True
  21. True
  22. a crowbar
  23. lever
  24. True
  25. lever
  26. True
  27. two ramps back to back
  28. wheel and axle
  29. True
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a flagpole rope wheel
  33. False
  34. a knife edge
  35. lever
  36. a round doorknob
  37. a road up a hill
  38. 6
  39. a wood screw
  40. pulley

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