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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 407 · 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 of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a knife edge
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nutcracker
  3. 3.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  4. 4.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  6. 6.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crane hook block (c) the tip of a nail (d) a round doorknob
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  8. 8.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  14. 14.True or false: a chisel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  16. 16.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
  19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a knife edge (d) a road up a hill
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a seesaw (c) a knife edge (d) a window blind cord
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a screw jack
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) a bottle cap
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a seesaw (c) a chisel (d) a knife edge
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nut and bolt (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a round doorknob (d) a screw jack
  40. 40.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a seesaw
  2. a nutcracker
  3. two ramps back to back
  4. False
  5. lever
  6. a bottle opener
  7. the tip of a nail
  8. False
  9. True
  10. a well-bucket rope wheel
  11. inclined plane
  12. lever
  13. screw
  14. False
  15. a flagpole rope wheel
  16. True
  17. True
  18. 6
  19. a ramp wrapped round
  20. pulley
  21. a knife edge
  22. a well winch handle
  23. a screw jack
  24. a bottle cap
  25. lever
  26. wedge
  27. a flagpole rope wheel
  28. a playground slide
  29. lever
  30. a seesaw
  31. pulley
  32. use a smaller force
  33. pulley
  34. inclined plane
  35. a window blind cord
  36. screw
  37. a window blind cord
  38. an axe blade
  39. a round doorknob
  40. True

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