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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 478 · 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 wheel and axle? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a screw jack (d) a chisel
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a truck loading ramp
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a nutcracker (d) a screw jack
  5. 5.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a playground slide (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a crane hook block
  11. 11.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a screw jack
  13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a chisel (d) a nut and bolt
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  16. 16.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) a jar lid
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a playground slide
  20. 20.True or false: a playground slide is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  22. 22.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a well winch handle (d) a knife edge
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a well winch handle
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nutcracker
  29. 29.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a bottle opener (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  33. 33.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  35. 35.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a nutcracker (c) an axe blade (d) a screw jack
  38. 38.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a water tap handle
  2. a truck loading ramp
  3. 6
  4. a nutcracker
  5. True
  6. a bottle opener
  7. a knife edge
  8. lever
  9. pulley
  10. the tip of a nail
  11. True
  12. a screw jack
  13. two ramps back to back
  14. a chisel
  15. a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. True
  17. True
  18. a crane hook block
  19. a seesaw
  20. False
  21. screw
  22. False
  23. a well winch handle
  24. inclined plane
  25. screw
  26. a wood screw
  27. a window blind cord
  28. a wheelchair ramp
  29. use a smaller force
  30. inclined plane
  31. a steering wheel
  32. pulley
  33. False
  34. a ramp wrapped round
  35. False
  36. a jar lid
  37. a screw jack
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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