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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 915 · 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 of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a water tap handle (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  2. 2.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a jar lid (c) a wood screw (d) a nutcracker
  5. 5.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a round doorknob (d) a nutcracker
  6. 6.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 10
  7. 7.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) stop all friction (b) use a smaller force (c) switch off gravity (d) make new energy
  8. 8.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  9. 9.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) screw (d) wedge
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a tiny pulley (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  12. 12.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a nut and bolt
  15. 15.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a crane hook block (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  18. 18.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a round doorknob
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a bottle opener (c) a well winch handle (d) a crowbar
  20. 20.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a steering wheel (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  22. 22.True or false: a flagpole rope wheel is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  24. 24.Which of these is a lever? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a playground slide (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) an axe blade
  25. 25.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a jar lid (b) a door stopper (c) a well winch handle (d) a road up a hill
  27. 27.True or false: a nut and bolt is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a crane hook block is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a lever? (a) the tip of a nail (b) an axe blade (c) a bottle opener (d) a bottle cap
  30. 30.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a screw jack (b) a steering wheel (c) a door stopper (d) a window blind cord
  31. 31.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a round doorknob is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  34. 34.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wedge (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a water tap handle (d) a crane hook block
  37. 37.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a nut and bolt (b) a playground slide (c) a water tap handle (d) a nutcracker
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  39. 39.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a door stopper (b) a window blind cord (c) a jar lid (d) a well winch handle
  40. 40.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever

Answer key

  1. a nutcracker
  2. False
  3. True
  4. a nutcracker
  5. a round doorknob
  6. 6
  7. use a smaller force
  8. a flagpole rope wheel
  9. True
  10. inclined plane
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. False
  13. True
  14. a nut and bolt
  15. screw
  16. a claw hammer on a nail
  17. the tip of a nail
  18. a well-bucket rope wheel
  19. a well winch handle
  20. a seesaw
  21. wedge
  22. True
  23. a flagpole rope wheel
  24. a claw hammer on a nail
  25. False
  26. a door stopper
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a bottle opener
  30. a window blind cord
  31. True
  32. False
  33. wheel and axle
  34. wedge
  35. screw
  36. a water tap handle
  37. a water tap handle
  38. pulley
  39. a well winch handle
  40. screw

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