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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 529 · 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 simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  3. 3.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw
  4. 4.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well winch handle
  7. 7.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  10. 10.True or false: a well winch handle is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a jar lid (d) an axe blade
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a playground slide
  14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a jar lid (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  16. 16.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  18. 18.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  19. 19.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a road up a hill
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  22. 22.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) a well winch handle
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  26. 26.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a road up a hill (b) a water tap handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a chisel
  28. 28.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  32. 32.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  33. 33.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a jar lid
  38. 38.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a round doorknob (c) a playground slide (d) a claw hammer on a nail

Answer key

  1. wedge
  2. screw
  3. a truck loading ramp
  4. the tip of a nail
  5. lever
  6. a nut and bolt
  7. True
  8. a ramp wrapped round
  9. screw
  10. False
  11. False
  12. a wheelchair ramp
  13. a playground slide
  14. a well-bucket rope wheel
  15. 6
  16. False
  17. wedge
  18. two ramps back to back
  19. True
  20. a window blind cord
  21. pulley
  22. True
  23. pulley
  24. a knife edge
  25. wedge
  26. True
  27. a crane hook block
  28. True
  29. True
  30. a claw hammer on a nail
  31. a flagpole rope wheel
  32. use a smaller force
  33. False
  34. False
  35. a crowbar
  36. a wheelchair ramp
  37. a jar lid
  38. True
  39. False
  40. a round doorknob

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