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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 969 · 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 road up a hill (b) a chisel (c) an axe blade (d) a knife edge
  2. 2.Which of these is a screw? (a) a crane hook block (b) a well winch handle (c) a road up a hill (d) a screw jack
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a chisel (b) a door stopper (c) a knife edge (d) a well-bucket rope wheel
  4. 4.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 3
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a steering wheel (d) a bottle opener
  6. 6.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) pulley (b) inclined plane (c) lever (d) screw
  7. 7.Which of these is a screw? (a) a chisel (b) a crane hook block (c) a round doorknob (d) a bottle cap
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a seesaw (c) a water tap handle (d) a crowbar
  9. 9.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a tiny pulley (b) a kind of wheel (c) a ramp wrapped round (d) a bent lever
  10. 10.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) screw (d) lever
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a claw hammer on a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  12. 12.True or false: a well-bucket rope wheel is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a bar on a pivot (b) a rope on a wheel (c) a wheel on a rod (d) two ramps back to back
  14. 14.⚙️ Most simple machines make work easier by letting us … (a) make new energy (b) stop all friction (c) use a smaller force (d) switch off gravity
  15. 15.Which of these is a wheel and axle? (a) an axe blade (b) a well winch handle (c) a wood screw (d) a nutcracker
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a claw hammer on a nail (b) a crowbar (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nutcracker
  17. 17.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a flagpole rope wheel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a door stopper (d) a water tap handle
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is a well winch handle? (a) wedge (b) wheel and axle (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  19. 19.True or false: a window blind cord is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a crane hook block is a lever. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) screw (d) pulley
  22. 22.True or false: a crowbar is a pulley. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚙️ Which simple machine is a chisel? (a) pulley (b) wedge (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  25. 25.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a bottle opener (c) a jar lid (d) a window blind cord
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a claw hammer on a nail (c) a crane hook block (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a door stopper (b) a round doorknob (c) an axe blade (d) a chisel
  28. 28.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nutcracker? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) wheel and axle (d) lever
  29. 29.True or false: a jar lid is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a jar lid (c) a round doorknob (d) a steering wheel
  31. 31.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a knife edge is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a well winch handle (b) a screw jack (c) a playground slide (d) a jar lid
  34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is an inclined plane. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a road up a hill? (a) screw (b) wheel and axle (c) pulley (d) inclined plane
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  37. 37.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) pulley (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) wedge
  38. 38.True or false: a nut and bolt is a wedge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a lever? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well-bucket rope wheel (c) a screw jack (d) a jar lid
  40. 40.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a nutcracker (b) a well winch handle (c) the tip of a nail (d) a well-bucket rope wheel

Answer key

  1. a road up a hill
  2. a screw jack
  3. a well-bucket rope wheel
  4. 6
  5. a steering wheel
  6. lever
  7. a bottle cap
  8. a water tap handle
  9. a ramp wrapped round
  10. screw
  11. lever
  12. False
  13. two ramps back to back
  14. use a smaller force
  15. a well winch handle
  16. a flagpole rope wheel
  17. a flagpole rope wheel
  18. wheel and axle
  19. True
  20. False
  21. screw
  22. False
  23. wedge
  24. wedge
  25. a bottle opener
  26. a claw hammer on a nail
  27. a round doorknob
  28. lever
  29. True
  30. a jar lid
  31. True
  32. True
  33. a playground slide
  34. True
  35. inclined plane
  36. inclined plane
  37. pulley
  38. False
  39. a nutcracker
  40. a well-bucket rope wheel

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