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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 454 · 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 chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a wood screw (d) the tip of a nail
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  6. 6.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
  7. 7.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  9. 9.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a round doorknob
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a bottle cap (d) a crane hook block
  17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a jar lid (c) a water tap handle (d) a playground slide
  18. 18.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a knife edge
  19. 19.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  21. 21.True or false: a water tap handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  24. 24.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. 26.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  30. 30.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  36. 36.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  39. 39.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever

Answer key

  1. a wood screw
  2. inclined plane
  3. a flagpole rope wheel
  4. wedge
  5. 6
  6. a well-bucket rope wheel
  7. two ramps back to back
  8. inclined plane
  9. False
  10. lever
  11. a nut and bolt
  12. screw
  13. a bottle opener
  14. a ramp wrapped round
  15. a round doorknob
  16. a crane hook block
  17. a jar lid
  18. a wheelchair ramp
  19. False
  20. a claw hammer on a nail
  21. False
  22. True
  23. wedge
  24. False
  25. a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. True
  27. True
  28. lever
  29. screw
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a wood screw
  33. screw
  34. lever
  35. a seesaw
  36. False
  37. inclined plane
  38. a knife edge
  39. True
  40. wedge

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