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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 484 · 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 knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a chisel
  4. 4.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a chisel
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  10. 10.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  14. 14.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a well winch handle
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a chisel
  16. 16.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a screw jack
  17. 17.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  18. 18.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  20. 20.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  22. 22.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
  26. 26.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a door stopper
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a playground slide (c) an axe blade (d) a chisel
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a steering wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nutcracker
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
  36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a screw jack (c) an axe blade (d) a water tap handle
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well winch handle
  40. 40.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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