Simple Machines Worksheet

Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 878 · 40 questions

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.

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

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