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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 532 · 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 pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a jar lid (c) the tip of a nail (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  2. 2.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle cap (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a truck loading ramp
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle cap (c) a screw jack (d) a wheelchair ramp
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  8. 8.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  11. 11.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a chisel
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crowbar (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  17. 17.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  20. 20.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) the tip of a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a jar lid
  26. 26.⚙️ 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a water tap handle
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
  35. 35.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  37. 37.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a knife edge
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a nutcracker (d) a chisel

Answer key

  1. a crane hook block
  2. False
  3. a bottle cap
  4. wheel and axle
  5. a round doorknob
  6. a wheelchair ramp
  7. screw
  8. False
  9. wheel and axle
  10. lever
  11. True
  12. wedge
  13. a chisel
  14. a crowbar
  15. lever
  16. lever
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a nut and bolt
  20. False
  21. a flagpole rope wheel
  22. a playground slide
  23. a claw hammer on a nail
  24. screw
  25. a truck loading ramp
  26. use a smaller force
  27. a water tap handle
  28. wedge
  29. a ramp wrapped round
  30. lever
  31. True
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a window blind cord
  35. False
  36. inclined plane
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a knife edge
  40. a nutcracker

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