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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 417 · 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 crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a door stopper
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a window blind cord
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a knife edge
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  9. 9.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a steering wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a screw jack (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  14. 14.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) two ramps back to back (d) a rope on a wheel
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well winch handle (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a steering wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wood screw (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  24. 24.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  27. 27.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a screw jack (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  31. 31.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a well winch handle (c) a jar lid (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  33. 33.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  36. 36.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a seesaw
  38. 38.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a road up a hill (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw

Answer key

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

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