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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 856 · 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 an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  2. 2.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a window blind cord (c) a steering wheel (d) a nutcracker
  3. 3.⚙️ 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  5. 5.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 3
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  7. 7.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) screw (d) pulley
  8. 8.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a crane hook block
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a water tap handle (d) an axe blade
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a water tap handle (d) a seesaw
  12. 12.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a window blind cord (d) a screw jack
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  14. 14.True or false: a window blind cord is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a crane hook block (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) an axe blade
  16. 16.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a round doorknob (c) a nut and bolt (d) a knife edge
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a round doorknob (c) a crane hook block (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  18. 18.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a jar lid is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a wood screw is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a nutcracker (c) a nut and bolt (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a crowbar (c) a nutcracker (d) a seesaw
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a bottle opener (d) a crane hook block
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  26. 26.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  27. 27.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a wood screw (c) a steering wheel (d) a truck loading ramp
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a road up a hill (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a screw jack (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a chisel
  30. 30.True or false: a screw jack is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a screw jack is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a chisel
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a crowbar
  35. 35.Which of these is a lever? (a) a knife edge (b) a crowbar (c) a nut and bolt (d) a window blind cord
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a nutcracker
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a window blind cord? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) screw
  38. 38.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a knife edge (c) a steering wheel (d) a round doorknob
  40. 40.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a screw jack (d) a window blind cord

Answer key

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

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