Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 460 · 40 questions

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.

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

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