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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 331 · 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.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  3. 3.True or false: a screw jack is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  7. 7.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a nutcracker
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a chisel
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  11. 11.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  14. 14.True or false: the tip of a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a round doorknob
  17. 17.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) an axe blade (d) a window blind cord
  19. 19.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle opener
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crane hook block (c) a water tap handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crowbar
  25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a road up a hill (d) a bottle cap
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  28. 28.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a well winch handle
  33. 33.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  36. 36.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a water tap handle
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  40. 40.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. use a smaller force
  2. a round doorknob
  3. False
  4. 6
  5. a bottle opener
  6. wheel and axle
  7. True
  8. a nutcracker
  9. a chisel
  10. pulley
  11. True
  12. lever
  13. lever
  14. False
  15. True
  16. a well-bucket rope wheel
  17. True
  18. an axe blade
  19. False
  20. a flagpole rope wheel
  21. wedge
  22. a bottle opener
  23. a crane hook block
  24. a crowbar
  25. a knife edge
  26. a window blind cord
  27. inclined plane
  28. False
  29. True
  30. wedge
  31. lever
  32. a seesaw
  33. True
  34. a ramp wrapped round
  35. screw
  36. False
  37. a playground slide
  38. a claw hammer on a nail
  39. a wheelchair ramp
  40. True

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