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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 955 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a seesaw (d) a wheelchair ramp
  2. 2.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a seesaw (b) a jar lid (c) a door stopper (d) a bottle opener
  3. 3.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a road up a hill (b) an axe blade (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle opener
  5. 5.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a wood screw (b) an axe blade (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a water tap handle
  6. 6.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a jar lid (c) a steering wheel (d) a seesaw
  7. 7.True or false: a road up a hill is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) wedge (d) pulley
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a knife edge (c) a chisel (d) a door stopper
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle cap
  11. 11.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a bent lever (b) a tiny pulley (c) a kind of wheel (d) a ramp wrapped round
  12. 12.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 6
  13. 13.Which of these is a screw? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) a steering wheel
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a crane hook block (d) a playground slide
  15. 15.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) switch off gravity (b) use a smaller force (c) make new energy (d) stop all friction
  16. 16.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) wedge (d) wheel and axle
  17. 17.⚙️ Which simple machine is a screw jack? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) wedge (d) screw
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  19. 19.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a window blind cord (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a steering wheel (d) a crane hook block
  21. 21.Which of these is a lever? (a) a bottle cap (b) a round doorknob (c) an axe blade (d) a seesaw
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a knife edge (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a crowbar
  23. 23.True or false: a crane hook block is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) two ramps back to back (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) a bar on a pivot
  25. 25.True or false: an axe blade is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) the tip of a nail (c) a nutcracker (d) an axe blade
  27. 27.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) screw
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) wedge (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  30. 30.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  32. 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a playground slide? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a round doorknob? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  34. 34.True or false: a wheelchair ramp is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wood screw? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) wedge
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well winch handle (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a water tap handle (d) a round doorknob
  38. 38.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a wood screw (d) a round doorknob
  39. 39.⚙️ Which simple machine is a seesaw? (a) lever (b) screw (c) pulley (d) wheel and axle
  40. 40.True or false: a seesaw is a lever. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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