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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 584 · 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 opener (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  5. 5.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  7. 7.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  11. 11.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a wood screw (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle cap
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  16. 16.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a seesaw (c) a playground slide (d) a truck loading ramp
  17. 17.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  19. 19.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  22. 22.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) the tip of a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  25. 25.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  27. 27.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well winch handle (c) a screw jack (d) a bottle opener
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  35. 35.True or false: the tip of a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a road up a hill (d) a bottle cap
  37. 37.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a knife edge (d) a steering wheel
  39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a water tap handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail

Answer key

  1. a bottle opener
  2. use a smaller force
  3. pulley
  4. lever
  5. True
  6. screw
  7. True
  8. a steering wheel
  9. an axe blade
  10. a wheelchair ramp
  11. False
  12. screw
  13. a well winch handle
  14. wedge
  15. a playground slide
  16. a seesaw
  17. True
  18. screw
  19. 6
  20. pulley
  21. a crane hook block
  22. False
  23. a ramp wrapped round
  24. a nut and bolt
  25. False
  26. two ramps back to back
  27. True
  28. the tip of a nail
  29. wheel and axle
  30. wedge
  31. True
  32. True
  33. False
  34. a nutcracker
  35. False
  36. a steering wheel
  37. False
  38. a knife edge
  39. a wood screw
  40. a water tap handle

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