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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 777 · 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 seesaw is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wedge
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  6. 6.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  8. 8.True or false: a knife edge is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a crowbar
  10. 10.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a playground slide (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wood screw (b) a knife edge (c) a steering wheel (d) an axe blade
  13. 13.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle cap (c) a jar lid (d) a chisel
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  16. 16.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) use a smaller force
  18. 18.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a wood screw (c) a playground slide (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  22. 22.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a chisel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a round doorknob
  23. 23.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) a door stopper (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  26. 26.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a road up a hill (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  28. 28.True or false: a playground slide is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  31. 31.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a water tap handle (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  34. 34.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  36. 36.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  37. 37.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  38. 38.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a water tap handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a steering wheel (d) the tip of a nail

Answer key

  1. False
  2. lever
  3. wedge
  4. a nut and bolt
  5. screw
  6. True
  7. inclined plane
  8. False
  9. a bottle cap
  10. a window blind cord
  11. a flagpole rope wheel
  12. a steering wheel
  13. True
  14. a chisel
  15. lever
  16. True
  17. use a smaller force
  18. False
  19. a playground slide
  20. True
  21. wedge
  22. a round doorknob
  23. True
  24. a ramp wrapped round
  25. a claw hammer on a nail
  26. a road up a hill
  27. wheel and axle
  28. False
  29. True
  30. wheel and axle
  31. a flagpole rope wheel
  32. inclined plane
  33. inclined plane
  34. True
  35. 6
  36. a wood screw
  37. two ramps back to back
  38. False
  39. a playground slide
  40. a steering wheel

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