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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 788 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 3
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a jar lid (c) a well winch handle (d) a round doorknob
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) the tip of a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) pulley
  5. 5.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a chisel (b) a seesaw (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
  6. 6.Which of these is a screw? (a) a water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a jar lid (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  9. 9.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  11. 11.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) the tip of a nail
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a wood screw (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  13. 13.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle opener
  15. 15.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) the tip of a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  18. 18.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a jar lid (c) an axe blade (d) a bottle opener
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a round doorknob (d) a playground slide
  21. 21.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  23. 23.True or false: an axe blade is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well winch handle (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) the tip of a nail
  25. 25.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a screw jack (c) a nut and bolt (d) a bottle cap
  27. 27.True or false: a water tap handle is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a jar lid (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  31. 31.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle opener (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a nut and bolt
  32. 32.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) pulley (d) lever
  38. 38.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  40. 40.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. a jar lid
  3. the tip of a nail
  4. pulley
  5. a chisel
  6. a jar lid
  7. wheel and axle
  8. lever
  9. True
  10. pulley
  11. the tip of a nail
  12. a flagpole rope wheel
  13. False
  14. a well winch handle
  15. a road up a hill
  16. wedge
  17. lever
  18. False
  19. a bottle opener
  20. a round doorknob
  21. True
  22. a ramp wrapped round
  23. False
  24. a bottle cap
  25. True
  26. a window blind cord
  27. False
  28. screw
  29. a crane hook block
  30. a flagpole rope wheel
  31. a well winch handle
  32. True
  33. an axe blade
  34. inclined plane
  35. lever
  36. a claw hammer on a nail
  37. wedge
  38. False
  39. pulley
  40. False

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