Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 68 · 40 questions

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.

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

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