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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 428 · 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 wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a well winch handle (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  2. 2.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a seesaw (c) a road up a hill (d) a water tap handle
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  7. 7.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
  8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle cap
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a chisel (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  13. 13.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a playground slide (c) a crowbar (d) an axe blade
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  16. 16.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a seesaw (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
  18. 18.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) a jar lid
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  22. 22.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  24. 24.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a window blind cord (d) a water tap handle
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a crowbar
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
  28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
  29. 29.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a seesaw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
  33. 33.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw

Answer key

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

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