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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 801 · 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 water tap handle (b) a playground slide (c) a nutcracker (d) a steering wheel
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a round doorknob
  3. 3.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a wood screw (c) a steering wheel (d) a knife edge
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a well winch handle (c) a jar lid (d) a wood screw
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a nutcracker
  9. 9.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a knife edge (c) the tip of a nail (d) a playground slide
  13. 13.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  14. 14.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
  15. 15.⚙️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a truck loading ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a well winch handle
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a round doorknob (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nut and bolt (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a wheelchair ramp
  22. 22.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) lever
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) the tip of a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a knife edge
  27. 27.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a round doorknob is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a well winch handle (c) a screw jack (d) a truck loading ramp
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) lever
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a round doorknob (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a knife edge (d) a nut and bolt
  33. 33.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nutcracker (b) a steering wheel (c) a chisel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  37. 37.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a nutcracker
  2. a round doorknob
  3. True
  4. a wood screw
  5. a truck loading ramp
  6. a well winch handle
  7. pulley
  8. a flagpole rope wheel
  9. False
  10. lever
  11. lever
  12. a playground slide
  13. a ramp wrapped round
  14. 6
  15. two ramps back to back
  16. False
  17. False
  18. lever
  19. a well winch handle
  20. a screw jack
  21. a nut and bolt
  22. use a smaller force
  23. wedge
  24. screw
  25. pulley
  26. a window blind cord
  27. True
  28. True
  29. True
  30. the tip of a nail
  31. inclined plane
  32. a knife edge
  33. True
  34. True
  35. a steering wheel
  36. pulley
  37. True
  38. wedge
  39. a seesaw
  40. False

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