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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 668 · 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 simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  2. 2.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a bottle cap (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nutcracker (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
  4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  8. 8.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a steering wheel (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a knife edge
  12. 12.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a round doorknob (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. 16.True or false: an axe blade is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a playground slide (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  22. 22.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) lever
  25. 25.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  26. 26.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  30. 30.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a round doorknob is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a knife edge
  37. 37.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. a round doorknob
  3. a bottle cap
  4. a ramp wrapped round
  5. wedge
  6. a jar lid
  7. 6
  8. True
  9. wheel and axle
  10. pulley
  11. a steering wheel
  12. True
  13. False
  14. screw
  15. a round doorknob
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a wood screw
  19. inclined plane
  20. lever
  21. a playground slide
  22. True
  23. a door stopper
  24. inclined plane
  25. use a smaller force
  26. True
  27. wedge
  28. a nutcracker
  29. a wheelchair ramp
  30. two ramps back to back
  31. wheel and axle
  32. inclined plane
  33. False
  34. False
  35. False
  36. a nut and bolt
  37. False
  38. True
  39. a crowbar
  40. pulley

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