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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 774 · 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 wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  4. 4.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) an axe blade
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a steering wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a nutcracker
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a jar lid (d) a playground slide
  11. 11.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a door stopper (d) a seesaw
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  15. 15.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a well winch handle (c) a bottle cap (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a chisel (b) a crowbar (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a water tap handle
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a nutcracker
  19. 19.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a wood screw (d) a nutcracker
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  24. 24.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a steering wheel (c) a playground slide (d) a crane hook block
  25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a chisel
  26. 26.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a well winch handle
  27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a nut and bolt (b) an axe blade (c) a seesaw (d) a screw jack
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a screw jack (b) a window blind cord (c) a playground slide (d) a nutcracker
  29. 29.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  30. 30.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a steering wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a water tap handle (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wood screw (b) a well winch handle (c) a crowbar (d) a truck loading ramp
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a chisel
  35. 35.True or false: a jar lid is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a crowbar
  39. 39.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. lever
  4. True
  5. a steering wheel
  6. inclined plane
  7. 6
  8. inclined plane
  9. a window blind cord
  10. a jar lid
  11. two ramps back to back
  12. wedge
  13. a seesaw
  14. wheel and axle
  15. a bottle cap
  16. a water tap handle
  17. wheel and axle
  18. a crane hook block
  19. False
  20. a wood screw
  21. screw
  22. wheel and axle
  23. pulley
  24. a steering wheel
  25. a chisel
  26. a wheelchair ramp
  27. an axe blade
  28. a playground slide
  29. a ramp wrapped round
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a water tap handle
  33. a crowbar
  34. a chisel
  35. False
  36. wedge
  37. True
  38. a crowbar
  39. True
  40. True

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