Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 611 · 40 questions

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.

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

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