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Primary 4 Simple Machines & Structures

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of simple machine is pictured here?

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Pulley

d)

Inclined Plane

2.

What type of structure is pictured?

a)

frame

b)

shell

c)

solid

3.

Which two examples use a pulley to make work easier?

a)

knife & axe blade

b)

lightbulb & screw

c)

flagpole hoist & window blinds

d)

catapult & teeter totter

4.

Is this picture a structure?

a)

yes

b)

no

5.

What kind of simple machine is pictured here?

a)

Axle

b)

Screw

c)

Wedge

d)

Fastener

6.

Which of these objects use a wedge to make work easier?

a)

knife & axe blade

b)

lightbulb & screw

c)

flagpole hoist & window blinds

d)

catapult & teeter totter

7.

What type of structure is this picture?

a)

frame

b)

shell

c)

solid

8.
Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
a)
a boy runs across a football field
b)
a banker counts money
c)
a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp
d)
a girl eats a sandwich
9.

What kind of simple machine is pictured here?

a)

Screw

b)

Wedge

c)

Lever

d)

Inclined Plane

10.

Which simple machine has an inclined plane wrapped around a rod?

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

screw

d)

wedge

11.

What kind of simple machine is pictured here?

a)

Wheel & Axle

b)

Lever

c)

Pulley

d)

Wedge

12.

What does a structure need to have to be stable?

a)

strength, durability and firmness

b)

strength, flexibility & durability

c)

durability & flexibility

d)

strength & flexibility

13.

What kind of simple machine is pictured here?

a)

Wedge

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Wheel & Axle

14.

What type of structure is pictured?

a)

frame

b)

shell

c)

solid

15.

A simple machine that is made of a rigid bar pivoting on a fixed point is called . . . .

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

d)

fulcrum

16.

What simple machine uses a fulcrum?

a)

pulley

b)

incline plane

c)

lever

d)

wheel and axle

17.

What simple machines does this complex machine have?

a)

wheel & axle, lever, screw, incline plane

b)

wheel & axle, wedge, incline plane

c)

Pulley, lever, incline plane

d)

Pulley, lever, wedge, screw

18.

What simple machines does this complex machine have?

a)

lever & screw

b)

wedge, incline plane & lever

c)

lever, screw & wedge

d)

wedge & screw

19.

Which of these is an example of a natural shell?

a)

nest

b)

mango

c)

stone

d)

seeds

20.

Which of these is an example of a frame structure?

a)

shell

b)

skeleton

c)

ball

d)

shoe