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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 884 · 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 a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  3. 3.True or false: a jar lid is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  5. 5.True or false: an axe blade is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a round doorknob is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  9. 9.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a screw jack (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a wood screw
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) lever
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a crane hook block (c) a round doorknob (d) a water tap handle
  12. 12.Which of these is a screw? (a) a nutcracker (b) a window blind cord (c) a screw jack (d) a playground slide
  13. 13.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: the tip of a nail is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a wheelchair ramp
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a well winch handle (d) a window blind cord
  17. 17.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) the tip of a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a nut and bolt
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a nut and bolt (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle opener
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a road up a hill (d) a bottle opener
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  24. 24.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) a bottle opener
  26. 26.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle opener
  27. 27.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12
  28. 28.True or false: a crowbar is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wood screw (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a nut and bolt
  31. 31.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a chisel (b) a road up a hill (c) a nutcracker (d) a jar lid
  33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) an axe blade (b) a road up a hill (c) a knife edge (d) a round doorknob
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wedge
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a crane hook block
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a knife edge (c) a jar lid (d) a water tap handle
  39. 39.True or false: a playground slide is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: the tip of a nail is a screw. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. a seesaw
  3. False
  4. a ramp wrapped round
  5. False
  6. False
  7. True
  8. pulley
  9. a wheelchair ramp
  10. screw
  11. a crane hook block
  12. a screw jack
  13. True
  14. False
  15. a well-bucket rope wheel
  16. a window blind cord
  17. False
  18. the tip of a nail
  19. inclined plane
  20. a nut and bolt
  21. a road up a hill
  22. inclined plane
  23. a flagpole rope wheel
  24. use a smaller force
  25. a chisel
  26. a bottle opener
  27. 6
  28. False
  29. wedge
  30. a round doorknob
  31. True
  32. a nutcracker
  33. a road up a hill
  34. lever
  35. pulley
  36. lever
  37. a wheelchair ramp
  38. a jar lid
  39. False
  40. False

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