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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 433 · 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 road up a hill (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
  2. 2.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a water tap handle (d) an axe blade
  4. 4.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
  5. 5.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  7. 7.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle cap (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a knife edge (d) a well winch handle
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
  11. 11.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a steering wheel (d) a road up a hill
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle opener
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) a chisel (c) a window blind cord (d) a screw jack
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a playground slide (d) a seesaw
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  23. 23.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) a screw jack (d) a steering wheel
  26. 26.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a road up a hill (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  28. 28.True or false: a knife edge is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a knife edge (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crowbar
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  33. 33.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a round doorknob
  34. 34.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
  36. 36.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a road up a hill
  2. two ramps back to back
  3. a wood screw
  4. a truck loading ramp
  5. False
  6. use a smaller force
  7. a flagpole rope wheel
  8. pulley
  9. a knife edge
  10. a flagpole rope wheel
  11. True
  12. a ramp wrapped round
  13. lever
  14. a nutcracker
  15. screw
  16. a bottle opener
  17. lever
  18. wedge
  19. a chisel
  20. lever
  21. a playground slide
  22. screw
  23. True
  24. False
  25. an axe blade
  26. False
  27. a water tap handle
  28. False
  29. a knife edge
  30. a wheelchair ramp
  31. inclined plane
  32. a jar lid
  33. a round doorknob
  34. True
  35. a seesaw
  36. 6
  37. wheel and axle
  38. a crowbar
  39. inclined plane
  40. False

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