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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 825 · 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 bottle cap (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a screw jack (c) a knife edge (d) a chisel
  3. 3.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a knife edge (d) a playground slide
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a wood screw (d) a crowbar
  6. 6.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a chisel (c) a knife edge (d) a nutcracker
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a nutcracker (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a well winch handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
  14. 14.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a seesaw (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a knife edge (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a bottle cap
  21. 21.True or false: a window blind cord is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  23. 23.True or false: a bottle cap is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a door stopper is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  26. 26.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  27. 27.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) lever (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a crowbar (d) a knife edge
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a crane hook block
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a playground slide (c) a well winch handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wedge
  35. 35.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a steering wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
  37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a seesaw (c) a road up a hill (d) a round doorknob
  38. 38.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) two ramps back to back (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  39. 39.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jar lid (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a nut and bolt (d) a screw jack

Answer key

  1. a claw hammer on a nail
  2. a screw jack
  3. a ramp wrapped round
  4. a playground slide
  5. a wood screw
  6. True
  7. False
  8. True
  9. screw
  10. a nutcracker
  11. pulley
  12. a well-bucket rope wheel
  13. a seesaw
  14. False
  15. False
  16. 6
  17. lever
  18. screw
  19. a well-bucket rope wheel
  20. a knife edge
  21. False
  22. wheel and axle
  23. True
  24. False
  25. screw
  26. screw
  27. a steering wheel
  28. lever
  29. a crowbar
  30. pulley
  31. a crane hook block
  32. a well winch handle
  33. a flagpole rope wheel
  34. lever
  35. True
  36. a window blind cord
  37. a seesaw
  38. two ramps back to back
  39. False
  40. a claw hammer on a nail

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