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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 929 · 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 bottle cap is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a nutcracker (d) a truck loading ramp
  3. 3.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 6
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) a window blind cord (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  6. 6.True or false: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a crane hook block (c) the tip of a nail (d) a chisel
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a bottle cap (d) a nutcracker
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  10. 10.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) use a smaller force (b) stop all friction (c) make new energy (d) switch off gravity
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a kind of wheel (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a tiny pulley (d) a bent lever
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a chisel (d) an axe blade
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) lever (d) wedge
  14. 14.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  15. 15.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a wheel on a rod (c) a bar on a pivot (d) a rope on a wheel
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  18. 18.Which of these is a lever? (a) a seesaw (b) a round doorknob (c) a road up a hill (d) a bottle cap
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  20. 20.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a door stopper
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) wedge
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a seesaw (b) a door stopper (c) a crane hook block (d) a nutcracker
  24. 24.True or false: a wood screw is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a seesaw (b) a round doorknob (c) a nutcracker (d) a chisel
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a door stopper (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a chisel
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  28. 28.True or false: a water tap handle is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a jar lid (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a knife edge (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) wheel and axle (d) pulley
  34. 34.True or false: a wood screw is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a truck loading ramp is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a nutcracker (c) a screw jack (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) screw (d) pulley
  38. 38.Which of these is a screw? (a) a jar lid (b) a crane hook block (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a seesaw
  39. 39.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a water tap handle (b) a window blind cord (c) a chisel (d) a seesaw

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a nutcracker
  3. 6
  4. inclined plane
  5. an axe blade
  6. True
  7. a crane hook block
  8. a bottle cap
  9. a steering wheel
  10. use a smaller force
  11. a ramp wrapped round
  12. a truck loading ramp
  13. wedge
  14. lever
  15. True
  16. two ramps back to back
  17. inclined plane
  18. a seesaw
  19. pulley
  20. a door stopper
  21. inclined plane
  22. pulley
  23. a crane hook block
  24. False
  25. a round doorknob
  26. a claw hammer on a nail
  27. a flagpole rope wheel
  28. False
  29. True
  30. a steering wheel
  31. a seesaw
  32. lever
  33. wheel and axle
  34. False
  35. False
  36. a screw jack
  37. lever
  38. a jar lid
  39. True
  40. a chisel

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