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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 832 · 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.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a tiny pulley
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a bottle opener (c) a water tap handle (d) a well winch handle
  3. 3.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a wheelchair ramp
  7. 7.True or false: a bottle cap is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a wheelchair ramp
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a chisel
  11. 11.True or false: a playground slide is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  15. 15.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  19. 19.True or false: a seesaw is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  21. 21.True or false: a crane hook block is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a round doorknob (c) a bottle cap (d) a crowbar
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a nutcracker
  26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crane hook block (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a screw jack
  27. 27.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a road up a hill is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
  31. 31.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a door stopper (c) a steering wheel (d) an axe blade
  33. 33.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.Which of these is a screw? (a) a door stopper (b) a window blind cord (c) a chisel (d) a screw jack
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a jar lid (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a road up a hill

Answer key

  1. a ramp wrapped round
  2. a bottle opener
  3. False
  4. False
  5. wedge
  6. a wheelchair ramp
  7. False
  8. a wheelchair ramp
  9. a wood screw
  10. a truck loading ramp
  11. False
  12. False
  13. False
  14. two ramps back to back
  15. False
  16. a wood screw
  17. wedge
  18. pulley
  19. False
  20. screw
  21. False
  22. a crowbar
  23. wheel and axle
  24. pulley
  25. a round doorknob
  26. a well winch handle
  27. False
  28. False
  29. inclined plane
  30. a nut and bolt
  31. False
  32. a steering wheel
  33. True
  34. a playground slide
  35. screw
  36. a door stopper
  37. a well-bucket rope wheel
  38. pulley
  39. a screw jack
  40. a jar lid

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