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

Answer key

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

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