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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 623 · 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) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a nutcracker
  3. 3.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a crane hook block (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  7. 7.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) a seesaw (c) a steering wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  9. 9.⚙️ 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
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle opener (c) a bottle cap (d) a wood screw
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a bottle opener (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  14. 14.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a screw jack
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  16. 16.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  18. 18.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a wheelchair ramp
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a screw jack
  20. 20.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a crane hook block (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle cap
  22. 22.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  27. 27.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
  30. 30.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  32. 32.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  37. 37.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. a nutcracker
  3. a crane hook block
  4. a jar lid
  5. inclined plane
  6. pulley
  7. a steering wheel
  8. lever
  9. use a smaller force
  10. wedge
  11. a bottle opener
  12. a wood screw
  13. a well-bucket rope wheel
  14. a screw jack
  15. screw
  16. True
  17. a ramp wrapped round
  18. a wheelchair ramp
  19. a screw jack
  20. False
  21. a well winch handle
  22. True
  23. screw
  24. a wheelchair ramp
  25. wedge
  26. pulley
  27. False
  28. wedge
  29. a seesaw
  30. True
  31. a door stopper
  32. False
  33. True
  34. True
  35. wedge
  36. inclined plane
  37. True
  38. False
  39. pulley
  40. a flagpole rope wheel

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