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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 723 · 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) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a screw jack (d) a nut and bolt
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  5. 5.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  9. 9.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  10. 10.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  12. 12.True or false: a round doorknob is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  16. 16.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a crane hook block (d) a window blind cord
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wood screw (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  20. 20.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a playground slide
  22. 22.True or false: a wood screw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  24. 24.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a bottle cap
  26. 26.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a water tap handle (c) a road up a hill (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle cap (d) a door stopper
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a bottle cap (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a screw jack
  32. 32.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  33. 33.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle cap
  34. 34.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a chisel (d) a crowbar
  38. 38.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. wedge
  3. a seesaw
  4. wheel and axle
  5. True
  6. True
  7. pulley
  8. a ramp wrapped round
  9. two ramps back to back
  10. False
  11. pulley
  12. False
  13. True
  14. a playground slide
  15. wheel and axle
  16. True
  17. a water tap handle
  18. a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. a playground slide
  20. False
  21. a bottle cap
  22. False
  23. lever
  24. False
  25. a bottle cap
  26. True
  27. a claw hammer on a nail
  28. wedge
  29. a road up a hill
  30. a crane hook block
  31. a wheelchair ramp
  32. use a smaller force
  33. the tip of a nail
  34. True
  35. inclined plane
  36. a flagpole rope wheel
  37. a chisel
  38. True
  39. wedge
  40. lever

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