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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 471 · 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 nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
  4. 4.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  5. 5.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a crane hook block (c) a steering wheel (d) a crowbar
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a chisel (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a bottle cap (c) a door stopper (d) a crane hook block
  9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  10. 10.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a well winch handle (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle cap
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle opener
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a nutcracker (c) a road up a hill (d) a nut and bolt
  14. 14.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a window blind cord (c) an axe blade (d) a screw jack
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a knife edge
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  18. 18.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  19. 19.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  24. 24.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a screw jack (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crowbar
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  28. 28.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a nut and bolt
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a road up a hill
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  38. 38.True or false: a round doorknob is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a wood screw
  3. the tip of a nail
  4. a well-bucket rope wheel
  5. a road up a hill
  6. pulley
  7. a chisel
  8. a door stopper
  9. two ramps back to back
  10. True
  11. a well winch handle
  12. a bottle cap
  13. a nut and bolt
  14. use a smaller force
  15. a window blind cord
  16. a knife edge
  17. a well-bucket rope wheel
  18. 6
  19. True
  20. a ramp wrapped round
  21. wedge
  22. lever
  23. a claw hammer on a nail
  24. True
  25. a screw jack
  26. screw
  27. lever
  28. False
  29. True
  30. False
  31. True
  32. a flagpole rope wheel
  33. wedge
  34. a road up a hill
  35. lever
  36. screw
  37. screw
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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