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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 436 · 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.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
  4. 4.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nut and bolt
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a chisel (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle cap
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a crane hook block
  13. 13.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crane hook block (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
  14. 14.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a screw jack (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a knife edge
  16. 16.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a road up a hill
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a round doorknob (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a chisel (d) a well winch handle
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  26. 26.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a jar lid
  28. 28.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  31. 31.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
  33. 33.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  36. 36.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.True or false: a road up a hill is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a jar lid (c) a steering wheel (d) a crowbar

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the tip of a nail
  3. a wheelchair ramp
  4. False
  5. a nut and bolt
  6. pulley
  7. False
  8. an axe blade
  9. a wheelchair ramp
  10. a seesaw
  11. wedge
  12. a crane hook block
  13. a well winch handle
  14. a crowbar
  15. a knife edge
  16. True
  17. pulley
  18. a road up a hill
  19. screw
  20. a window blind cord
  21. a round doorknob
  22. a nutcracker
  23. a truck loading ramp
  24. wheel and axle
  25. pulley
  26. False
  27. a jar lid
  28. two ramps back to back
  29. screw
  30. a ramp wrapped round
  31. True
  32. 6
  33. False
  34. False
  35. a round doorknob
  36. False
  37. wheel and axle
  38. inclined plane
  39. False
  40. a window blind cord

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