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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 618 · 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 of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) a playground slide
  2. 2.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  7. 7.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) a door stopper
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  10. 10.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) lever
  12. 12.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle cap
  17. 17.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a water tap handle (b) a door stopper (c) a nut and bolt (d) a playground slide
  18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a round doorknob (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a window blind cord
  19. 19.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a playground slide (c) a screw jack (d) a steering wheel
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  22. 22.True or false: a nutcracker is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  24. 24.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  26. 26.True or false: a seesaw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a seesaw
  29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a water tap handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  31. 31.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
  33. 33.⚙️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a bottle cap (d) a screw jack
  36. 36.True or false: a chisel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel
  40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a window blind cord
  2. True
  3. wedge
  4. inclined plane
  5. a ramp wrapped round
  6. 6
  7. a road up a hill
  8. a knife edge
  9. wheel and axle
  10. False
  11. pulley
  12. True
  13. lever
  14. lever
  15. lever
  16. a well winch handle
  17. a playground slide
  18. a round doorknob
  19. two ramps back to back
  20. a screw jack
  21. screw
  22. False
  23. screw
  24. False
  25. a nutcracker
  26. False
  27. a road up a hill
  28. a seesaw
  29. the tip of a nail
  30. a nut and bolt
  31. True
  32. a truck loading ramp
  33. use a smaller force
  34. True
  35. a well-bucket rope wheel
  36. False
  37. True
  38. wheel and axle
  39. a claw hammer on a nail
  40. False

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