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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 576 · 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 bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a nutcracker (d) a nut and bolt
  2. 2.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a door stopper
  6. 6.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crane hook block (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
  8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) a nutcracker (c) a road up a hill (d) a knife edge
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a door stopper (c) a road up a hill (d) a crane hook block
  10. 10.True or false: a jar lid is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  12. 12.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wood screw (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  16. 16.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. 19.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a road up a hill (c) the tip of a nail (d) a steering wheel
  23. 23.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a crane hook block (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a chisel
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) an axe blade
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  32. 32.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a seesaw
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  34. 34.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  38. 38.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel

Answer key

  1. a nutcracker
  2. False
  3. a ramp wrapped round
  4. lever
  5. a door stopper
  6. False
  7. a crane hook block
  8. a road up a hill
  9. a crane hook block
  10. False
  11. screw
  12. False
  13. a steering wheel
  14. a wood screw
  15. lever
  16. True
  17. pulley
  18. a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. False
  20. False
  21. False
  22. a steering wheel
  23. 6
  24. a nutcracker
  25. a bottle opener
  26. lever
  27. lever
  28. True
  29. a water tap handle
  30. an axe blade
  31. inclined plane
  32. a wheelchair ramp
  33. a knife edge
  34. False
  35. False
  36. wedge
  37. a well-bucket rope wheel
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a chisel

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