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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 885 · 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 wheelchair ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a bent lever (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a kind of wheel
  3. 3.Which of these is a screw? (a) a road up a hill (b) an axe blade (c) a bottle opener (d) a jar lid
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a seesaw
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) screw (d) lever
  10. 10.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a rope on a wheel (b) a wheel on a rod (c) two ramps back to back (d) a bar on a pivot
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a playground slide (b) a wood screw (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
  12. 12.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a bottle cap (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a truck loading ramp (d) a water tap handle
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  14. 14.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a knife edge (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a bottle opener
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a crane hook block (d) a playground slide
  16. 16.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a chisel (c) a water tap handle (d) an axe blade
  18. 18.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a chisel (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  20. 20.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  21. 21.True or false: a window blind cord is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a playground slide (c) a bottle cap (d) a screw jack
  23. 23.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  24. 24.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12
  25. 25.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle cap (b) a crowbar (c) a chisel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  26. 26.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) stop all friction
  27. 27.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a chisel (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a nut and bolt
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a crane hook block (d) a wood screw
  29. 29.True or false: a seesaw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a window blind cord (b) a jar lid (c) a screw jack (d) a road up a hill
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nutcracker (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  32. 32.Which of these is a lever? (a) a screw jack (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) the tip of a nail
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
  34. 34.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a truck loading ramp
  36. 36.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  38. 38.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a window blind cord (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) an axe blade
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a road up a hill (d) a wood screw
  40. 40.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. a ramp wrapped round
  3. a jar lid
  4. screw
  5. a flagpole rope wheel
  6. wedge
  7. a seesaw
  8. wheel and axle
  9. lever
  10. two ramps back to back
  11. a round doorknob
  12. a water tap handle
  13. pulley
  14. a knife edge
  15. a crane hook block
  16. False
  17. a water tap handle
  18. a well winch handle
  19. lever
  20. inclined plane
  21. False
  22. a playground slide
  23. a wheelchair ramp
  24. 6
  25. a chisel
  26. use a smaller force
  27. a nut and bolt
  28. a wood screw
  29. False
  30. a window blind cord
  31. a round doorknob
  32. a claw hammer on a nail
  33. a crowbar
  34. True
  35. a nutcracker
  36. True
  37. pulley
  38. an axe blade
  39. a road up a hill
  40. False

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