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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 438 · 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 screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a knife edge (d) a truck loading ramp
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a playground slide (d) a wood screw
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a water tap handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
  6. 6.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  9. 9.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a water tap handle (c) an axe blade (d) a playground slide
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a round doorknob
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) the tip of a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  14. 14.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a door stopper
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a chisel
  17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  20. 20.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) the tip of a nail
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a door stopper (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  25. 25.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a wood screw (c) a round doorknob (d) a crowbar
  33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  39. 39.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wood screw (c) the tip of a nail (d) a door stopper

Answer key

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

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