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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 653 · 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 steering wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) a jar lid
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a screw jack (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a jar lid
  3. 3.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a knife edge (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a chisel (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle cap
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a chisel
  7. 7.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a wheel on a rod
  10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  13. 13.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
  14. 14.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  15. 15.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  19. 19.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a jar lid
  21. 21.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  23. 23.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) the tip of a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a road up a hill
  24. 24.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) an axe blade (d) a round doorknob
  26. 26.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a crane hook block
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  28. 28.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a nutcracker (d) the tip of a nail
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a bottle cap (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  33. 33.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) the tip of a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a knife edge
  36. 36.True or false: a seesaw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a bottle opener (d) a steering wheel
  40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle opener

Answer key

  1. a steering wheel
  2. a well-bucket rope wheel
  3. a well winch handle
  4. a chisel
  5. a round doorknob
  6. a water tap handle
  7. True
  8. use a smaller force
  9. two ramps back to back
  10. a ramp wrapped round
  11. a chisel
  12. a truck loading ramp
  13. 6
  14. a wheelchair ramp
  15. True
  16. wedge
  17. wheel and axle
  18. screw
  19. False
  20. a jar lid
  21. True
  22. a bottle opener
  23. a road up a hill
  24. True
  25. a window blind cord
  26. a crane hook block
  27. pulley
  28. a nut and bolt
  29. lever
  30. a nutcracker
  31. inclined plane
  32. a bottle cap
  33. True
  34. a flagpole rope wheel
  35. a crowbar
  36. False
  37. wedge
  38. lever
  39. a steering wheel
  40. a screw jack

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