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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 841 · 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 screw? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a water tap handle (c) a knife edge (d) a jar lid
  2. 2.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a nutcracker (c) a steering wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a window blind cord (c) a bottle opener (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a nut and bolt (c) a knife edge (d) a wood screw
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a kind of wheel (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a bottle cap (b) a playground slide (c) a crane hook block (d) a nut and bolt
  10. 10.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a playground slide (c) a knife edge (d) a nutcracker
  12. 12.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) switch off gravity (c) make new energy (d) use a smaller force
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a bottle opener
  14. 14.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a chisel
  17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
  18. 18.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  20. 20.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  23. 23.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a seesaw (c) a well winch handle (d) a door stopper
  24. 24.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) pulley
  26. 26.True or false: a bottle cap is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a window blind cord
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  30. 30.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a crane hook block (c) a playground slide (d) a crowbar
  31. 31.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a bar on a pivot (d) two ramps back to back
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a round doorknob (b) a window blind cord (c) the tip of a nail (d) a seesaw
  33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a bottle opener
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle opener
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a water tap handle (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a playground slide
  40. 40.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a screw jack (d) a door stopper

Answer key

  1. a jar lid
  2. a nutcracker
  3. a bottle opener
  4. screw
  5. a knife edge
  6. lever
  7. pulley
  8. a ramp wrapped round
  9. a crane hook block
  10. False
  11. a playground slide
  12. use a smaller force
  13. a bottle cap
  14. False
  15. lever
  16. a chisel
  17. a window blind cord
  18. False
  19. screw
  20. False
  21. pulley
  22. lever
  23. a well winch handle
  24. False
  25. wedge
  26. False
  27. 6
  28. a window blind cord
  29. screw
  30. a crowbar
  31. two ramps back to back
  32. a seesaw
  33. a truck loading ramp
  34. lever
  35. wedge
  36. False
  37. False
  38. a round doorknob
  39. a claw hammer on a nail
  40. a steering wheel

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