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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 689 · 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 wood screw? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a well winch handle (d) a seesaw
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a knife edge (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  7. 7.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ 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
  9. 9.True or false: a playground slide is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  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 screw? (a) a wood screw (b) a chisel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a door stopper
  12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  13. 13.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a door stopper is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) a steering wheel
  16. 16.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) an axe blade (c) a playground slide (d) a steering wheel
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a knife edge (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block
  22. 22.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a screw jack (d) a window blind cord
  24. 24.True or false: a door stopper is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a chisel (d) a bottle opener
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  28. 28.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  30. 30.Which of these is a screw? (a) a screw jack (b) a crowbar (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  31. 31.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a road up a hill (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  33. 33.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a truck loading ramp
  35. 35.True or false: a crane hook block is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  37. 37.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a steering wheel
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap

Answer key

  1. screw
  2. screw
  3. a seesaw
  4. a knife edge
  5. wheel and axle
  6. pulley
  7. True
  8. two ramps back to back
  9. False
  10. a ramp wrapped round
  11. a wood screw
  12. 6
  13. False
  14. False
  15. a crowbar
  16. False
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a well-bucket rope wheel
  20. a playground slide
  21. a crane hook block
  22. False
  23. a window blind cord
  24. False
  25. a wheelchair ramp
  26. wedge
  27. the tip of a nail
  28. False
  29. a screw jack
  30. a screw jack
  31. True
  32. an axe blade
  33. False
  34. a truck loading ramp
  35. False
  36. wheel and axle
  37. a flagpole rope wheel
  38. screw
  39. an axe blade
  40. a claw hammer on a nail

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