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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 820 · 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 bottle cap (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a playground slide
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  3. 3.True or false: a crowbar is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle cap (d) a seesaw
  5. 5.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a round doorknob (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a well winch handle
  6. 6.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) use a smaller force (d) make new energy
  8. 8.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a water tap handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a seesaw
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  12. 12.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  14. 14.True or false: a bottle opener is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
  19. 19.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 12
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) wedge
  21. 21.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a water tap handle (d) a truck loading ramp
  22. 22.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a crane hook block (c) a crowbar (d) a chisel
  23. 23.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a seesaw (d) a wood screw
  24. 24.True or false: a door stopper is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nut and bolt (c) a round doorknob (d) a seesaw
  27. 27.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a well winch handle (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  28. 28.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a chisel (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  30. 30.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a crowbar (b) a round doorknob (c) a door stopper (d) a wheelchair ramp
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a nutcracker (d) a crane hook block
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a window blind cord (c) an axe blade (d) the tip of a nail
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) pulley
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a jar lid
  39. 39.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a lever? (a) a steering wheel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a crowbar (d) a playground slide

Answer key

  1. a bottle cap
  2. a nut and bolt
  3. False
  4. a well winch handle
  5. a flagpole rope wheel
  6. False
  7. use a smaller force
  8. True
  9. a water tap handle
  10. screw
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. False
  13. lever
  14. False
  15. False
  16. True
  17. True
  18. a claw hammer on a nail
  19. 6
  20. wheel and axle
  21. a truck loading ramp
  22. a nut and bolt
  23. a wood screw
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a round doorknob
  27. a claw hammer on a nail
  28. a steering wheel
  29. screw
  30. a door stopper
  31. a nutcracker
  32. a steering wheel
  33. a knife edge
  34. a window blind cord
  35. pulley
  36. screw
  37. True
  38. a jar lid
  39. True
  40. a crowbar

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