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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 567 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a round doorknob
  2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) a road up a hill
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  5. 5.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a seesaw (d) a screw jack
  7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a window blind cord (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle cap
  10. 10.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a knife edge
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nutcracker (c) a water tap handle (d) a door stopper
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a steering wheel
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  15. 15.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  16. 16.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a chisel (c) a crane hook block (d) a wheelchair ramp
  19. 19.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  22. 22.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  25. 25.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a bottle opener
  29. 29.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a screw jack is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle cap (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  40. 40.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a crowbar
  2. a flagpole rope wheel
  3. a road up a hill
  4. a wheelchair ramp
  5. True
  6. a seesaw
  7. a jar lid
  8. False
  9. a playground slide
  10. a round doorknob
  11. a door stopper
  12. a steering wheel
  13. a window blind cord
  14. pulley
  15. a ramp wrapped round
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a water tap handle
  19. 6
  20. a steering wheel
  21. a water tap handle
  22. False
  23. lever
  24. wedge
  25. True
  26. False
  27. lever
  28. a wheelchair ramp
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. pulley
  37. a claw hammer on a nail
  38. wedge
  39. wheel and axle
  40. False

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