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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 966 · 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 simple machine is a playground slide? (a) inclined plane (b) screw (c) wedge (d) lever
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a screw jack (c) a jar lid (d) a bottle cap
  3. 3.True or false: a well winch handle is a wheel and axle. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚙️ Which simple machine is a steering wheel? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  5. 5.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a playground slide (b) a screw jack (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a truck loading ramp
  7. 7.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a bent lever (d) a ramp wrapped round
  8. 8.Which of these is a screw? (a) a seesaw (b) a well winch handle (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a wood screw
  9. 9.True or false: a water tap handle is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a lever? (a) a road up a hill (b) a seesaw (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a knife edge
  11. 11.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a well winch handle (d) a playground slide
  12. 12.True or false: a nutcracker is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a nutcracker (c) a chisel (d) the tip of a nail
  15. 15.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) the tip of a nail (c) an axe blade (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a water tap handle (d) a window blind cord
  19. 19.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a playground slide (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a seesaw
  20. 20.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 6
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a jar lid? (a) screw (b) wedge (c) lever (d) pulley
  23. 23.True or false: a steering wheel is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a crowbar is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well-bucket rope wheel? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a bottle opener (c) an axe blade (d) a seesaw
  27. 27.Which of these is a wedge? (a) an axe blade (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a wheelchair ramp
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crowbar (b) a seesaw (c) a claw hammer on a nail (d) a crane hook block
  29. 29.⚙️ Which simple machine is a wheelchair ramp? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  30. 30.True or false: a screw jack is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a screw? (a) a window blind cord (b) a steering wheel (c) a nut and bolt (d) a road up a hill
  32. 32.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a door stopper (c) a seesaw (d) a bottle opener
  33. 33.⚙️ Which simple machine is a knife edge? (a) lever (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  34. 34.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a well-bucket rope wheel (d) a road up a hill
  37. 37.Which of these is a lever? (a) a jar lid (b) a nutcracker (c) a wheelchair ramp (d) a screw jack
  38. 38.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) wedge (d) inclined plane
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steering wheel (b) a well winch handle (c) a round doorknob (d) a wheelchair ramp
  40. 40.True or false: a water tap handle is a wheel and axle. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. inclined plane
  2. a playground slide
  3. True
  4. wheel and axle
  5. True
  6. a screw jack
  7. a ramp wrapped round
  8. a wood screw
  9. False
  10. a seesaw
  11. a well winch handle
  12. True
  13. wedge
  14. a nutcracker
  15. True
  16. True
  17. a flagpole rope wheel
  18. a window blind cord
  19. a chisel
  20. 6
  21. screw
  22. screw
  23. True
  24. True
  25. pulley
  26. an axe blade
  27. an axe blade
  28. a crane hook block
  29. inclined plane
  30. True
  31. a nut and bolt
  32. a door stopper
  33. wedge
  34. True
  35. lever
  36. a well-bucket rope wheel
  37. a nutcracker
  38. inclined plane
  39. a wheelchair ramp
  40. True

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