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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 747 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a seesaw (c) the tip of a nail (d) a knife edge
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  3. 3.⚙️ 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
  4. 4.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a door stopper
  5. 5.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a knife edge (c) a window blind cord (d) a nut and bolt
  6. 6.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a playground slide
  10. 10.True or false: a wood screw is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle cap (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) an axe blade (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle opener
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  14. 14.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a steering wheel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a playground slide
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crane hook block (d) a screw jack
  22. 22.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a window blind cord
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) wedge
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a road up a hill (d) the tip of a nail
  27. 27.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  30. 30.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wood screw (c) a water tap handle (d) a steering wheel
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a steering wheel (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crane hook block (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  36. 36.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wood screw
  39. 39.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane

Answer key

  1. a seesaw
  2. an axe blade
  3. use a smaller force
  4. a seesaw
  5. a wheelchair ramp
  6. True
  7. inclined plane
  8. wedge
  9. a crowbar
  10. False
  11. a bottle cap
  12. a bottle opener
  13. wedge
  14. 6
  15. wheel and axle
  16. a truck loading ramp
  17. lever
  18. pulley
  19. True
  20. a steering wheel
  21. a crane hook block
  22. True
  23. True
  24. a window blind cord
  25. wheel and axle
  26. a road up a hill
  27. True
  28. False
  29. lever
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. a wood screw
  34. a steering wheel
  35. a crane hook block
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a wheelchair ramp
  39. True
  40. pulley

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