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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 479 · 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 an inclined plane? (a) a knife edge (b) a water tap handle (c) a playground slide (d) a crane hook block
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  3. 3.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) an axe blade
  9. 9.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a playground slide
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a well winch handle (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a crane hook block
  14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a steering wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle cap
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a steering wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a nut and bolt
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  23. 23.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a road up a hill
  24. 24.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
  29. 29.True or false: a playground slide is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  31. 31.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  33. 33.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  35. 35.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a wood screw
  36. 36.True or false: the tip of a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a seesaw (d) a water tap handle
  38. 38.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper

Answer key

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

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