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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 742 · 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 lever. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a jar lid
  5. 5.True or false: a road up a hill is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  7. 7.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) an axe blade (c) a screw jack (d) a chisel
  9. 9.True or false: a screw jack is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  11. 11.True or false: a bottle cap is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  15. 15.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a playground slide
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  17. 17.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a jar lid
  19. 19.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crane hook block (c) a door stopper (d) a wood screw
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a steering wheel
  23. 23.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) the tip of a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw
  24. 24.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  26. 26.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a water tap handle
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle cap is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  30. 30.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a knife edge (d) a well winch handle
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  34. 34.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a nutcracker (d) a bottle cap
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  37. 37.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a chisel (d) a nut and bolt
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  39. 39.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a road up a hill

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a ramp wrapped round
  3. screw
  4. a jar lid
  5. False
  6. a truck loading ramp
  7. True
  8. a screw jack
  9. False
  10. lever
  11. False
  12. a bottle cap
  13. a window blind cord
  14. inclined plane
  15. a claw hammer on a nail
  16. lever
  17. True
  18. a window blind cord
  19. False
  20. use a smaller force
  21. a bottle opener
  22. a steering wheel
  23. a seesaw
  24. False
  25. screw
  26. True
  27. a seesaw
  28. False
  29. pulley
  30. True
  31. a knife edge
  32. a wheelchair ramp
  33. wedge
  34. True
  35. a nutcracker
  36. inclined plane
  37. a nut and bolt
  38. inclined plane
  39. False
  40. a road up a hill

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