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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 887 · 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 flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  2. 2.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) two ramps back to back (d) a wheel on a rod
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a water tap handle? (a) wheel and axle (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  4. 4.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle cap (b) a nut and bolt (c) a nutcracker (d) a wood screw
  6. 6.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a tiny pulley (c) a bent lever (d) a kind of wheel
  7. 7.True or false: a crowbar is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle opener (d) a seesaw
  9. 9.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  10. 10.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a wood screw (c) a jar lid (d) a well winch handle
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a nutcracker
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) wedge
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a nutcracker (c) a bottle opener (d) a door stopper
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) screw (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) inclined plane
  17. 17.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) switch off gravity (c) stop all friction (d) use a smaller force
  18. 18.True or false: a road up a hill is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.True or false: a road up a hill is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  22. 22.True or false: a chisel is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a bottle opener (c) a window blind cord (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  26. 26.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 10
  27. 27.Which of these is a lever? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a round doorknob (c) a wood screw (d) a bottle opener
  28. 28.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a crowbar (b) a window blind cord (c) a nut and bolt (d) a wood screw
  29. 29.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) wedge
  31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) an axe blade (d) a nut and bolt
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) pulley
  33. 33.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) pulley (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) screw
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a steering wheel
  38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a nut and bolt (d) a round doorknob
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a seesaw
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle opener

Answer key

  1. pulley
  2. two ramps back to back
  3. wheel and axle
  4. True
  5. a nutcracker
  6. a ramp wrapped round
  7. False
  8. an axe blade
  9. screw
  10. True
  11. a well winch handle
  12. a window blind cord
  13. screw
  14. screw
  15. a door stopper
  16. screw
  17. use a smaller force
  18. False
  19. a flagpole rope wheel
  20. False
  21. wheel and axle
  22. True
  23. wedge
  24. pulley
  25. a bottle opener
  26. 6
  27. a bottle opener
  28. a window blind cord
  29. False
  30. wedge
  31. a nut and bolt
  32. pulley
  33. False
  34. False
  35. wheel and axle
  36. lever
  37. a chisel
  38. a round doorknob
  39. a round doorknob
  40. a door stopper

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