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Engineering lesson 11: The six simple machines · Set 971 · 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 of these is an inclined plane? (a) a chisel (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a nut and bolt
  2. 2.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a door stopper (b) a window blind cord (c) a nut and bolt (d) a seesaw
  3. 3.⚙️ Which simple machine is a nut and bolt? (a) inclined plane (b) lever (c) pulley (d) screw
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a door stopper (c) an axe blade (d) a chisel
  5. 5.True or false: a truck loading ramp is an inclined plane. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a claw hammer on a nail is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚙️ How many simple machines are there in the usual list? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 6
  8. 8.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane hook block? (a) wheel and axle (b) screw (c) lever (d) pulley
  9. 9.Which of these is a screw? (a) a knife edge (b) a bottle opener (c) a jar lid (d) the tip of a nail
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a road up a hill (c) a playground slide (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  11. 11.⚙️ Which simple machine is a truck loading ramp? (a) wedge (b) inclined plane (c) pulley (d) lever
  12. 12.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle cap? (a) wedge (b) pulley (c) inclined plane (d) screw
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a round doorknob (b) a water tap handle (c) a knife edge (d) a well winch handle
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane hook block (b) a wheelchair ramp (c) a road up a hill (d) a truck loading ramp
  15. 15.⚙️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: a crane hook block is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a well winch handle is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ Which simple machine is the tip of a nail? (a) inclined plane (b) pulley (c) screw (d) wedge
  19. 19.True or false: a chisel is a pulley. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚙️ A screw is really … (a) a ramp wrapped round (b) a bent lever (c) a kind of wheel (d) a tiny pulley
  21. 21.⚙️ Which simple machine is an axe blade? (a) inclined plane (b) wheel and axle (c) wedge (d) screw
  22. 22.⚙️ Which simple machine is a bottle opener? (a) lever (b) pulley (c) screw (d) inclined plane
  23. 23.Which of these is a pulley? (a) a well winch handle (b) a steering wheel (c) a seesaw (d) a flagpole rope wheel
  24. 24.⚙️ Which simple machine is a flagpole rope wheel? (a) screw (b) pulley (c) lever (d) wheel and axle
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seesaw (b) a crowbar (c) a window blind cord (d) a claw hammer on a nail
  26. 26.True or false: a bottle opener is a screw. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a steering wheel is a lever. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a door stopper is a wedge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a wedge? (a) a bottle opener (b) a bottle cap (c) a seesaw (d) a chisel
  30. 30.True or false: a nut and bolt is a screw. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚙️ A wedge is … (a) a wheel on a rod (b) a bar on a pivot (c) a rope on a wheel (d) two ramps back to back
  32. 32.Which of these is a screw? (a) a round doorknob (b) a nut and bolt (c) a bottle opener (d) a window blind cord
  33. 33.Which of these is a lever? (a) a wheelchair ramp (b) a chisel (c) a flagpole rope wheel (d) a crowbar
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a well-bucket rope wheel (b) a flagpole rope wheel (c) a crane hook block (d) a steering wheel
  35. 35.⚙️ Which simple machine is a door stopper? (a) wedge (b) screw (c) inclined plane (d) wheel and axle
  36. 36.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crowbar? (a) wheel and axle (b) pulley (c) lever (d) inclined plane
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a truck loading ramp (b) a steering wheel (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a screw jack (b) a truck loading ramp (c) a playground slide (d) a road up a hill
  39. 39.Which of these is an inclined plane? (a) a road up a hill (b) a nut and bolt (c) a jar lid (d) a window blind cord
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water tap handle (b) a nutcracker (c) a round doorknob (d) a well winch handle

Answer key

  1. a truck loading ramp
  2. a window blind cord
  3. screw
  4. a seesaw
  5. True
  6. False
  7. 6
  8. pulley
  9. a jar lid
  10. a flagpole rope wheel
  11. inclined plane
  12. screw
  13. a knife edge
  14. a crane hook block
  15. use a smaller force
  16. True
  17. False
  18. wedge
  19. False
  20. a ramp wrapped round
  21. wedge
  22. lever
  23. a flagpole rope wheel
  24. pulley
  25. a window blind cord
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. a chisel
  30. True
  31. two ramps back to back
  32. a nut and bolt
  33. a crowbar
  34. a steering wheel
  35. wedge
  36. lever
  37. a truck loading ramp
  38. a screw jack
  39. a road up a hill
  40. a nutcracker

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