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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 384 · 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) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a round doorknob
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a window blind cord
  5. 5.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  7. 7.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a chisel
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a seesaw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  17. 17.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a jar lid (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  20. 20.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle cap
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a round doorknob
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  30. 30.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
  34. 34.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a round doorknob (d) a knife edge
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  37. 37.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  40. 40.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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