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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 61 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) an axe blade (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a well winch handle (c) an axe blade (d) a jar lid
  7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a jar lid (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a water tap handle
  8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
  13. 13.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a chisel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a steering wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  15. 15.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a tiny pulley (d) a kind of wheel
  18. 18.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a truck loading ramp
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  21. 21.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  24. 24.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) make new energy
  25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crane hook block (b) a playground slide (c) a well winch handle (d) a screw jack
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a nut and bolt (c) a round doorknob (d) a truck loading ramp
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  29. 29.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  31. 31.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  34. 34.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  36. 36.True or false: a seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a round doorknob is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a crowbar
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  40. 40.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. a crane hook block
  3. pulley
  4. screw
  5. an axe blade
  6. a well winch handle
  7. a jar lid
  8. False
  9. wedge
  10. True
  11. pulley
  12. a crane hook block
  13. False
  14. a well-bucket rope wheel
  15. False
  16. lever
  17. a ramp wrapped round
  18. False
  19. a truck loading ramp
  20. wedge
  21. False
  22. True
  23. inclined plane
  24. use a smaller force
  25. a playground slide
  26. a flagpole rope wheel
  27. a round doorknob
  28. lever
  29. two ramps back to back
  30. a round doorknob
  31. a claw hammer on a nail
  32. a bottle opener
  33. screw
  34. False
  35. wedge
  36. False
  37. False
  38. an axe blade
  39. inclined plane
  40. False

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