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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 830 · 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 simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) lever
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a jar lid (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  3. 3.True or false: a crowbar is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a water tap handle (c) a nut and bolt (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a road up a hill (d) a jar lid
  6. 6.True or false: a jar lid is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crowbar (b) a nut and bolt (c) a water tap handle (d) a crane hook block
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  10. 10.⚙️ 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
  11. 11.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a window blind cord (c) the tip of a nail (d) a crane hook block
  12. 12.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a playground slide (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a wheelchair ramp
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  16. 16.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 12
  19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well winch handle (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  21. 21.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wedge (d) screw
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a bottle opener
  24. 24.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a door stopper
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a door stopper (b) a bottle cap (c) a window blind cord (d) a seesaw
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crane hook block (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a window blind cord
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
  28. 28.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  30. 30.True or false: a well winch handle is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.True or false: a nutcracker is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  35. 35.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wheel and axle
  38. 38.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a door stopper
  39. 39.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a chisel is a screw. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. wedge
  2. a jar lid
  3. False
  4. a water tap handle
  5. a road up a hill
  6. False
  7. a nut and bolt
  8. screw
  9. a flagpole rope wheel
  10. use a smaller force
  11. a bottle opener
  12. a nutcracker
  13. wheel and axle
  14. a water tap handle
  15. wedge
  16. True
  17. False
  18. 6
  19. a flagpole rope wheel
  20. inclined plane
  21. True
  22. screw
  23. a bottle opener
  24. a door stopper
  25. a seesaw
  26. a round doorknob
  27. a nutcracker
  28. a ramp wrapped round
  29. lever
  30. False
  31. True
  32. inclined plane
  33. False
  34. two ramps back to back
  35. False
  36. a playground slide
  37. wheel and axle
  38. a claw hammer on a nail
  39. False
  40. False

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