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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 799 · 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 a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a window blind cord (c) a wood screw (d) a chisel
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crane hook block (d) a jar lid
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  5. 5.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  6. 6.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a knife edge
  8. 8.True or false: an axe blade is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a road up a hill (d) a wheelchair ramp
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a crowbar (c) a well winch handle (d) a nutcracker
  12. 12.True or false: a nutcracker is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a wood screw (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  14. 14.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a wood screw (d) an axe blade
  21. 21.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle cap (c) a crowbar (d) a window blind cord
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) screw
  23. 23.True or false: a chisel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a well winch handle (d) an axe blade
  26. 26.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.True or false: a nut and bolt is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
  33. 33.True or false: a screw jack is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 10
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) the tip of a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  37. 37.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a wheelchair ramp
  40. 40.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a claw hammer on a nail
  2. a crane hook block
  3. wedge
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. a ramp wrapped round
  6. True
  7. a knife edge
  8. True
  9. screw
  10. a crowbar
  11. a well winch handle
  12. False
  13. a wood screw
  14. use a smaller force
  15. wedge
  16. wheel and axle
  17. screw
  18. wedge
  19. inclined plane
  20. an axe blade
  21. a window blind cord
  22. lever
  23. False
  24. inclined plane
  25. a well winch handle
  26. True
  27. a truck loading ramp
  28. wedge
  29. screw
  30. False
  31. False
  32. a road up a hill
  33. False
  34. 6
  35. a wheelchair ramp
  36. the tip of a nail
  37. True
  38. False
  39. the tip of a nail
  40. True

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