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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 491 · 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 screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nutcracker
  2. 2.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle opener
  5. 5.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  8. 8.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nutcracker (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a steering wheel (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a screw jack
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle opener
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a crowbar (d) a knife edge
  17. 17.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a jar lid (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel
  19. 19.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) an axe blade (c) a wood screw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  21. 21.True or false: a chisel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  24. 24.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a wheelchair ramp
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  27. 27.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a round doorknob is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a door stopper
  33. 33.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a playground slide (d) a crowbar
  34. 34.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a road up a hill (d) a wood screw
  35. 35.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a steering wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a playground slide
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a knife edge (d) a nut and bolt
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a seesaw (d) an axe blade
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener

Answer key

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

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