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Machines and inventions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Some simple machines are called...

a)

pliers

b)

complex

c)

tools

2.

A hairdryer uses...

a)

Energy from people

b)

Electricity

c)

Fuel

3.

What did people use to write on clay tablets?

a)

They used a pen

b)

They wrote with their fingers

c)

They wrote with a knife

4.

The invention of the printing press meant...

a)

that only a few people could read books.

b)

that people could print one book per year.

c)

that many books could be made at the same time.

5.

With the modern printing press there was...

a)

an Industrial Revolution.

b)

a transport revolution.

c)

a communication revolution,

d)

none of the above answers.

6.

The steam engine used the steam from...

a)

the rain.

b)

the water in the sea.

c)

boiling water.

7.

The steam engine was used...

a)

to make objects using machines.

b)

in ships and trains.

c)

The two answers are correct.

8.

What did people send with the telegraph?

a)

They sent postcards.

b)

They sent photos.

c)

They sent tapped messages.

9.

Select the machines that help you with housework:

a)

Television, iron and vacuum cleaner.

b)

Mobile phone, computer and tablet.

c)

Dishwasher, iron and vacuum cleaner.

10.

Metal, water, trees and people are...

a)

Conductors.

b)

Insulators.

c)

None of the previous answers.