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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 760 · 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 of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  2. 2.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) screw
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  9. 9.True or false: a window blind cord is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a window blind cord (c) a jar lid (d) a screw jack
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a knife edge (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  14. 14.True or false: a steering wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle opener (b) a bottle cap (c) a water tap handle (d) a window blind cord
  16. 16.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a playground slide (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) an axe blade (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
  20. 20.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a seesaw
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  24. 24.True or false: a chisel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a jar lid
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  27. 27.⚙️ 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
  28. 28.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a screw jack (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
  31. 31.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  33. 33.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) an axe blade
  40. 40.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley

Answer key

  1. a wheelchair ramp
  2. False
  3. 6
  4. wheel and axle
  5. screw
  6. lever
  7. lever
  8. a road up a hill
  9. False
  10. a steering wheel
  11. pulley
  12. a window blind cord
  13. a knife edge
  14. False
  15. a bottle cap
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a jar lid
  19. an axe blade
  20. True
  21. a screw jack
  22. wheel and axle
  23. a steering wheel
  24. False
  25. a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. inclined plane
  27. two ramps back to back
  28. True
  29. inclined plane
  30. a seesaw
  31. True
  32. wedge
  33. True
  34. inclined plane
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. a wood screw
  40. a ramp wrapped round

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