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

Answer key

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

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