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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 716 · 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.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a nut and bolt (d) a well winch handle
  4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a nutcracker (d) a well winch handle
  5. 5.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a crowbar (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a wood screw
  6. 6.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) an axe blade
  8. 8.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle cap
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  11. 11.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a playground slide (c) a road up a hill (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a crane hook block
  15. 15.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a rope on a wheel
  16. 16.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
  17. 17.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a door stopper
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a window blind cord
  21. 21.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  25. 25.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  26. 26.True or false: a jar lid is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a window blind cord (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a seesaw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
  31. 31.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  33. 33.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a seesaw (d) a steering wheel
  36. 36.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a bottle cap (d) an axe blade
  37. 37.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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