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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 738 · 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 crowbar? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a playground slide
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a road up a hill
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  6. 6.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a lever? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wood screw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a bottle opener (c) a crowbar (d) a door stopper
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  10. 10.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a nutcracker
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  13. 13.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
  14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a wheel on a rod
  15. 15.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  18. 18.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) an axe blade (c) a wood screw (d) a well winch handle
  20. 20.True or false: a well winch handle is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) an axe blade (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a water tap handle
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) the tip of a nail
  26. 26.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a wheelchair ramp
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  31. 31.⚙️ 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
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a playground slide (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a chisel
  34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) an axe blade (b) a wood screw (c) a crowbar (d) a round doorknob
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a knife edge
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
  37. 37.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle

Answer key

  1. lever
  2. wedge
  3. a playground slide
  4. a road up a hill
  5. 6
  6. True
  7. a claw hammer on a nail
  8. a door stopper
  9. pulley
  10. a ramp wrapped round
  11. a steering wheel
  12. pulley
  13. a flagpole rope wheel
  14. two ramps back to back
  15. False
  16. False
  17. lever
  18. False
  19. an axe blade
  20. False
  21. False
  22. a round doorknob
  23. lever
  24. a crowbar
  25. the tip of a nail
  26. True
  27. a nutcracker
  28. lever
  29. False
  30. wheel and axle
  31. use a smaller force
  32. a knife edge
  33. a well-bucket rope wheel
  34. a wood screw
  35. a bottle opener
  36. a steering wheel
  37. True
  38. True
  39. True
  40. wheel and axle

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