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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 338 · 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 nutcracker (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a well winch handle (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) an axe blade (c) a playground slide (d) a door stopper
  5. 5.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle cap (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  7. 7.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) an axe blade (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a jar lid (d) a nutcracker
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) the tip of a nail (d) a road up a hill
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  25. 25.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  29. 29.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a well winch handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle cap (c) a water tap handle (d) a jar lid
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  37. 37.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block

Answer key

  1. a nutcracker
  2. a well winch handle
  3. lever
  4. a round doorknob
  5. True
  6. a well-bucket rope wheel
  7. False
  8. lever
  9. 6
  10. an axe blade
  11. a water tap handle
  12. a flagpole rope wheel
  13. wheel and axle
  14. a ramp wrapped round
  15. pulley
  16. inclined plane
  17. False
  18. a jar lid
  19. screw
  20. a road up a hill
  21. a seesaw
  22. a flagpole rope wheel
  23. pulley
  24. pulley
  25. True
  26. use a smaller force
  27. wedge
  28. inclined plane
  29. True
  30. a well winch handle
  31. a nut and bolt
  32. a door stopper
  33. a water tap handle
  34. wedge
  35. wedge
  36. screw
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. a claw hammer on a nail

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