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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 631 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a window blind cord
  2. 2.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a chisel
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a well winch handle (d) a chisel
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a seesaw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wood screw
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  12. 12.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  15. 15.⚙️ 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
  16. 16.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a seesaw
  18. 18.True or false: a playground slide is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle cap
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) the tip of a nail (d) a wood screw
  26. 26.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  30. 30.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a crowbar (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a seesaw (d) a jar lid
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle cap (c) a crowbar (d) a wheelchair ramp
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a well winch handle
  38. 38.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) a water tap handle

Answer key

  1. an axe blade
  2. True
  3. a steering wheel
  4. 6
  5. a well winch handle
  6. a ramp wrapped round
  7. a seesaw
  8. wheel and axle
  9. lever
  10. pulley
  11. wedge
  12. True
  13. False
  14. a truck loading ramp
  15. use a smaller force
  16. a wheelchair ramp
  17. a round doorknob
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. False
  22. False
  23. a bottle cap
  24. pulley
  25. the tip of a nail
  26. two ramps back to back
  27. pulley
  28. False
  29. a well winch handle
  30. True
  31. a well-bucket rope wheel
  32. the tip of a nail
  33. a crowbar
  34. screw
  35. pulley
  36. lever
  37. a claw hammer on a nail
  38. True
  39. True
  40. a water tap handle

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