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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 746 · 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 chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a wood screw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a bottle cap
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  6. 6.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) the tip of a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  7. 7.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  8. 8.True or false: a seesaw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) an axe blade (d) a steering wheel
  13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a rope on a wheel (d) a bar on a pivot
  14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  16. 16.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a screw jack
  18. 18.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  20. 20.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle cap
  22. 22.True or false: a bottle opener is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a screw jack (c) a chisel (d) a water tap handle
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  26. 26.True or false: a knife edge is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a round doorknob is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a bottle opener (d) a window blind cord
  29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  32. 32.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  34. 34.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a water tap handle (b) an axe blade (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wheelchair ramp
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a crowbar (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  36. 36.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  38. 38.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a well winch handle
  39. 39.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crowbar (b) a door stopper (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel

Answer key

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

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