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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 817 · 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 wood screw (b) a steering wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  2. 2.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  6. 6.True or false: a round doorknob is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a window blind cord (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) a door stopper
  10. 10.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  13. 13.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a ramp wrapped round
  15. 15.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) two ramps back to back (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
  18. 18.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a jar lid (d) a truck loading ramp
  22. 22.True or false: a window blind cord is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) an axe blade (d) a round doorknob
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  27. 27.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  29. 29.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle cap (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a window blind cord
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crane hook block (b) a screw jack (c) the tip of a nail (d) a playground slide
  31. 31.True or false: a knife edge is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a knife edge (c) a screw jack (d) an axe blade
  34. 34.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a jar lid
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nutcracker (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge

Answer key

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

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