Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 687 · 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 simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
2. 2.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a steering wheel (d) a door stopper
8. 8.⚙️ 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
9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a door stopper (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
11. 11.⚙️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a wood screw
13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a screw jack (c) a knife edge (d) a window blind cord
14. 14.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a wood screw (d) the tip of a nail
15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a door stopper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a knife edge (d) a playground slide
23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
24. 24.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) an axe blade (c) a round doorknob (d) a knife edge
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
28. 28.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) an axe blade (c) the tip of a nail (d) a round doorknob
31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
32. 32.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a chisel (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a screw jack (d) a playground slide
35. 35.Which of these is a screw? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a jar lid (d) a wheelchair ramp
36. 36.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a seesaw (c) an axe blade (d) a playground slide
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a knife edge (c) an axe blade (d) a playground slide
38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a crowbar

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