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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 606 · 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.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  6. 6.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a nut and bolt
  8. 8.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a chisel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a water tap handle
  9. 9.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  10. 10.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a bottle opener
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a screw jack
  13. 13.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  14. 14.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a nutcracker
  19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a round doorknob (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a road up a hill
  20. 20.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a crane hook block (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
  22. 22.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a window blind cord (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  26. 26.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  31. 31.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  32. 32.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a wood screw
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) an axe blade
  39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a screw jack
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a road up a hill
  3. a wood screw
  4. a jar lid
  5. a flagpole rope wheel
  6. two ramps back to back
  7. a nut and bolt
  8. a seesaw
  9. 6
  10. False
  11. a water tap handle
  12. a screw jack
  13. use a smaller force
  14. True
  15. a round doorknob
  16. wheel and axle
  17. inclined plane
  18. a nutcracker
  19. a round doorknob
  20. True
  21. a crane hook block
  22. False
  23. True
  24. wheel and axle
  25. a nut and bolt
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. lever
  30. wedge
  31. a ramp wrapped round
  32. False
  33. True
  34. screw
  35. wheel and axle
  36. screw
  37. a crowbar
  38. an axe blade
  39. a screw jack
  40. lever

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