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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 805 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a nut and bolt (c) a road up a hill (d) a playground slide
  2. 2.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a seesaw
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  5. 5.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) make new energy (c) use a smaller force (d) stop all friction
  6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a screw jack (c) a water tap handle (d) a playground slide
  7. 7.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  10. 10.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a wood screw (c) a chisel (d) a truck loading ramp
  11. 11.True or false: a door stopper is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  13. 13.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) pulley
  15. 15.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) an axe blade
  18. 18.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a nut and bolt (c) a knife edge (d) a wood screw
  20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a road up a hill (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  21. 21.True or false: a chisel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a truck loading ramp (c) an axe blade (d) a door stopper
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  24. 24.Which of these is a screw? (a) a well winch handle (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a chisel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  27. 27.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  28. 28.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  30. 30.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚙️ 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
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  33. 33.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a screw jack (d) a steering wheel
  34. 34.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a playground slide (b) a nut and bolt (c) a crowbar (d) a nutcracker
  35. 35.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a knife edge is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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