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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 938 · 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: the tip of a nail is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a window blind cord (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a door stopper
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) wedge (d) pulley
  4. 4.⚙️ 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
  5. 5.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) screw
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a road up a hill (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.True or false: a nut and bolt is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a round doorknob (d) a window blind cord
  10. 10.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 3
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wedge
  12. 12.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) the tip of a nail (b) a screw jack (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a truck loading ramp
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a well winch handle (d) a jar lid
  14. 14.⚙️ 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a nutcracker (c) a seesaw (d) a window blind cord
  16. 16.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a playground slide (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  17. 17.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a chisel (c) a wood screw (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  18. 18.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a ramp wrapped round (c) a kind of wheel (d) a bent lever
  20. 20.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crowbar (d) a wood screw
  21. 21.True or false: a well winch handle is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) pulley (d) screw
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  24. 24.True or false: an axe blade is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) lever
  26. 26.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  28. 28.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a playground slide (c) a round doorknob (d) an axe blade
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an axe blade (b) a seesaw (c) a crowbar (d) a bottle opener
  30. 30.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) lever (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  31. 31.True or false: the tip of a nail is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle opener (b) a water tap handle (c) a screw jack (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  34. 34.True or false: a road up a hill is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a door stopper (b) a road up a hill (c) a well winch handle (d) a bottle opener
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a round doorknob (c) a crowbar (d) a well winch handle
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) the tip of a nail (c) a chisel (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  40. 40.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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