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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 538 · 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 a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a steering wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 10
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  5. 5.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  8. 8.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) the tip of a nail (d) a nutcracker
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a crowbar
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
  15. 15.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
  19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a round doorknob (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a chisel
  21. 21.True or false: a screw jack is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a screw jack (d) a well winch handle
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a window blind cord
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  29. 29.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  32. 32.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  34. 34.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
  36. 36.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  39. 39.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a screw jack (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a water tap handle

Answer key

  1. wheel and axle
  2. a seesaw
  3. 6
  4. a seesaw
  5. True
  6. False
  7. screw
  8. two ramps back to back
  9. a crane hook block
  10. a nut and bolt
  11. a window blind cord
  12. a nutcracker
  13. a crowbar
  14. a flagpole rope wheel
  15. False
  16. True
  17. False
  18. an axe blade
  19. a round doorknob
  20. a chisel
  21. False
  22. False
  23. False
  24. True
  25. a well winch handle
  26. a playground slide
  27. pulley
  28. lever
  29. False
  30. True
  31. a flagpole rope wheel
  32. a ramp wrapped round
  33. a wheelchair ramp
  34. False
  35. a round doorknob
  36. False
  37. False
  38. a road up a hill
  39. False
  40. a water tap handle

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