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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 850 · 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.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 3
  2. 2.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a jar lid (c) a steering wheel (d) a wood screw
  4. 4.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a well winch handle
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  7. 7.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a round doorknob (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a chisel (d) a bottle cap
  8. 8.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
  11. 11.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a steering wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  14. 14.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a bottle opener is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a bottle opener (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  17. 17.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a chisel (c) a door stopper (d) the tip of a nail
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  20. 20.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a bottle cap (c) a wood screw (d) a water tap handle
  22. 22.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a bottle cap (d) a door stopper
  23. 23.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a jar lid (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a playground slide
  27. 27.True or false: a water tap handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a bottle cap
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a crowbar
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) lever (d) screw
  33. 33.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
  34. 34.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  37. 37.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a wheelchair ramp
  39. 39.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wood screw (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. a wheelchair ramp
  3. a steering wheel
  4. two ramps back to back
  5. a well winch handle
  6. lever
  7. a chisel
  8. True
  9. True
  10. a nutcracker
  11. True
  12. True
  13. a steering wheel
  14. True
  15. True
  16. a wood screw
  17. True
  18. a nut and bolt
  19. inclined plane
  20. True
  21. a water tap handle
  22. a truck loading ramp
  23. a ramp wrapped round
  24. a jar lid
  25. inclined plane
  26. a knife edge
  27. False
  28. pulley
  29. a crowbar
  30. a crowbar
  31. a well-bucket rope wheel
  32. wheel and axle
  33. use a smaller force
  34. False
  35. inclined plane
  36. wedge
  37. True
  38. an axe blade
  39. True
  40. the tip of a nail

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