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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 896 · 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.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  3. 3.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) make new energy (c) stop all friction (d) switch off gravity
  5. 5.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a wood screw (c) a chisel (d) a crane hook block
  6. 6.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bottle opener (b) a crowbar (c) a jar lid (d) a seesaw
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a bottle opener (c) a nutcracker (d) a crowbar
  10. 10.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) the tip of a nail (d) a playground slide
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a window blind cord (c) a knife edge (d) the tip of a nail
  13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) lever (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  15. 15.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a crane hook block (c) a playground slide (d) a round doorknob
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle cap (d) an axe blade
  17. 17.True or false: a jar lid is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a water tap handle (c) a steering wheel (d) a well winch handle
  19. 19.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a screw jack (b) a bottle cap (c) a well winch handle (d) a wood screw
  20. 20.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a bottle opener (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a chisel
  21. 21.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a chisel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a road up a hill
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wheel and axle (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) lever
  23. 23.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a bottle opener is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a round doorknob (c) a jar lid (d) a knife edge
  26. 26.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a crowbar (b) a bottle opener (c) a screw jack (d) a steering wheel
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  28. 28.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a window blind cord (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a nutcracker (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  29. 29.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a road up a hill (c) a nut and bolt (d) an axe blade
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  31. 31.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a playground slide (b) a door stopper (c) a chisel (d) a bottle opener
  34. 34.Which of these is a screw? (a) a bottle cap (b) a knife edge (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a chisel
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nutcracker (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a crowbar
  36. 36.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a window blind cord is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 12

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a ramp wrapped round
  3. False
  4. use a smaller force
  5. a wood screw
  6. True
  7. a jar lid
  8. lever
  9. a road up a hill
  10. True
  11. the tip of a nail
  12. a window blind cord
  13. two ramps back to back
  14. inclined plane
  15. a crane hook block
  16. a well-bucket rope wheel
  17. False
  18. a wheelchair ramp
  19. a well winch handle
  20. a truck loading ramp
  21. a chisel
  22. wedge
  23. False
  24. False
  25. a round doorknob
  26. a steering wheel
  27. screw
  28. a wheelchair ramp
  29. a road up a hill
  30. wedge
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a bottle opener
  34. a bottle cap
  35. a water tap handle
  36. True
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. 6

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