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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 408 · 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 crowbar (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  2. 2.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) an axe blade (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
  4. 4.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a window blind cord (b) a chisel (c) a steering wheel (d) a crowbar
  7. 7.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a water tap handle (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a wood screw
  10. 10.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  12. 12.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
  13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  15. 15.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
  17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) the tip of a nail
  18. 18.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a chisel
  22. 22.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper
  25. 25.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a playground slide
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a window blind cord (d) a wood screw
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a chisel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  34. 34.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a screw jack (c) a window blind cord (d) a jar lid
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel

Answer key

  1. a crowbar
  2. a well winch handle
  3. 6
  4. False
  5. pulley
  6. a steering wheel
  7. a window blind cord
  8. a flagpole rope wheel
  9. a wood screw
  10. True
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. an axe blade
  13. two ramps back to back
  14. a bottle cap
  15. True
  16. an axe blade
  17. a bottle cap
  18. True
  19. True
  20. a well winch handle
  21. a truck loading ramp
  22. a flagpole rope wheel
  23. lever
  24. a seesaw
  25. False
  26. a round doorknob
  27. a crane hook block
  28. a wood screw
  29. inclined plane
  30. inclined plane
  31. True
  32. a chisel
  33. a knife edge
  34. True
  35. False
  36. pulley
  37. lever
  38. inclined plane
  39. a window blind cord
  40. a nutcracker

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