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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 545 · 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.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wood screw (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a crane hook block
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
  5. 5.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  9. 9.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) the tip of a nail
  11. 11.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a road up a hill (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  12. 12.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  14. 14.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) the tip of a nail
  16. 16.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crowbar (c) a wood screw (d) a jar lid
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a steering wheel (d) a window blind cord
  22. 22.True or false: a wood screw is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  24. 24.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle cap (c) a round doorknob (d) a door stopper
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a jar lid
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a water tap handle
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  35. 35.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 10
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a water tap handle
  37. 37.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  38. 38.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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