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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 709 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
  2. 2.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  3. 3.⚙️ 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
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) the tip of a nail
  6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a round doorknob
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a well winch handle (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  9. 9.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a crowbar
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  12. 12.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a nutcracker
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  15. 15.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a seesaw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a knife edge (c) a crane hook block (d) a round doorknob
  19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a wood screw (d) a window blind cord
  21. 21.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  23. 23.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a water tap handle (c) a road up a hill (d) a nutcracker
  27. 27.True or false: a bottle opener is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle opener
  29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) an axe blade (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle cap
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a screw jack (c) a wood screw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a seesaw (c) a door stopper (d) a knife edge
  38. 38.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle opener

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. use a smaller force
  3. two ramps back to back
  4. pulley
  5. a claw hammer on a nail
  6. a round doorknob
  7. a well winch handle
  8. inclined plane
  9. True
  10. a window blind cord
  11. pulley
  12. False
  13. a nutcracker
  14. lever
  15. True
  16. False
  17. a seesaw
  18. a crane hook block
  19. a ramp wrapped round
  20. an axe blade
  21. True
  22. a crane hook block
  23. False
  24. a nutcracker
  25. wheel and axle
  26. a chisel
  27. False
  28. a bottle opener
  29. a flagpole rope wheel
  30. inclined plane
  31. wheel and axle
  32. a nut and bolt
  33. a bottle opener
  34. a bottle cap
  35. wedge
  36. a wheelchair ramp
  37. a seesaw
  38. True
  39. False
  40. a wood screw

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