Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 291 · 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.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a screw jack (c) a steering wheel (d) a water tap handle
7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a seesaw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle cap
12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a water tap handle
14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle cap (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack
15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
17. 17.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a playground slide
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
19. 19.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well winch handle (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle cap
22. 22.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) the tip of a nail
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
25. 25.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
28. 28.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well winch handle
32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
33. 33.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) a nut and bolt
35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a window blind cord (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a seesaw
37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
39. 39.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a flagpole rope wheel

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