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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 655 · 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 bottle cap (b) a playground slide (c) a wood screw (d) a screw jack
  2. 2.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a playground slide (d) a screw jack
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle cap (c) a nut and bolt (d) a jar lid
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a jar lid
  5. 5.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ 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
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 10
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  9. 9.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) a water tap handle
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a well winch handle
  13. 13.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle cap (d) a chisel
  14. 14.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a seesaw (d) a nut and bolt
  15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a chisel (c) a road up a hill (d) a wood screw
  16. 16.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a playground slide (c) a wood screw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  20. 20.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a tiny pulley
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block
  24. 24.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) an axe blade
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  29. 29.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a bottle opener (d) a door stopper
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a jar lid (d) a knife edge
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  32. 32.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well winch handle
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a knife edge
  39. 39.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. a playground slide
  2. a playground slide
  3. a seesaw
  4. a jar lid
  5. True
  6. two ramps back to back
  7. 6
  8. wedge
  9. False
  10. wheel and axle
  11. the tip of a nail
  12. a window blind cord
  13. a chisel
  14. a window blind cord
  15. a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. False
  17. a wood screw
  18. pulley
  19. a well winch handle
  20. False
  21. a ramp wrapped round
  22. a truck loading ramp
  23. a nut and bolt
  24. True
  25. True
  26. an axe blade
  27. wedge
  28. pulley
  29. a water tap handle
  30. a knife edge
  31. a chisel
  32. True
  33. pulley
  34. False
  35. False
  36. False
  37. a jar lid
  38. a knife edge
  39. True
  40. lever

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