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the machines

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For a machine to work, you need to use a force.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A machine is any object that we use to perform a task...

a)

... with less effort or more speed.

b)

... in a natural way.

c)

... with more effort.

3.

This machine needs...

a)

Electricity

b)

Fuel

c)

Physical strength

4.

This machine needs...

a)

physical strength.

b)

electricity.

c)

Fuel.

5.

This machine needs...

a)

Fuel

b)

Power of wind or water.

c)

Physical strength.

6.

SIMPLE MACHINES are made of ___________ pieces.

a)

just one piece or very few pieces

b)

many pieces

7.

This simple machine is a ....

a)

... inclined plane

b)

... lever

c)

... pulley

8.

This simple machine is a ....

a)

... inclined plane

b)

... pulley

c)

... lever.

9.

This simple machine is a ....

a)

... pulley

b)

... inclined plane

c)

... lever

10.

This simple machine is a ...

a)

... inclined plane

b)

... pulley

c)

... lever

11.

Tools and machines make our lives....

a)

hard

b)

difficult

c)

easier

d)

funny

12.

Tools are ...

a)

complex machines

b)

simple machines

13.
a)

Pulley

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Lever

14.
a)

Wedge

b)

Wheel and axle

c)

Screw

15.
a)

Pulley

b)

Lever

c)

Wedge

16.
a)

Wedge

b)

Screw

c)

Lever

17.

Complex machines have...

a)

a few parts

b)

lots of parts

18.

Crane is a ...

a)

Tool

b)

Simple machine

c)

Complex machine

19.

Scissors are ...

a)

Tools

b)

Simple machines

c)

Complex machines

20.

Types of machines

a)

Simple and complete machines

b)

Simple and complex machines

c)

Simple and non-simple machines

d)

Simple and essential machines

21.

Three of these are complex machines. Which ones?

a)

Cars

b)

Wheel

c)

Bicycles

d)

Scissors

e)

Pulley

22.

Choose the correct sentence

a)

Lever helps move heavy objects

b)

Lever helps make objects

c)

Lever helps move beautiful objects

d)

Lever helps draw heavy objects

23.

Choose the correct sentence

a)

Pulley helps us create some objects

b)

Pulley helps us play with some objects

c)

Pulley helps us lift heavy objects

d)

Pulley helps us move lazy objects

24.

What is a pulley?

a)

It is a square and axle with a rope or a chain around it.

b)

It is a wheel and axle with a rope or a chain around it.

c)

It is a wheel, rigid bar and axle with a rope around it.

25.

What is a lever?

a)

It is a flexible bar that rests on a fixed point.

b)

It is a rigid circle that rests on a fixed point.

c)

It is a rigid bar that rests on a fixed point.

26.

3 examples of simple machines

a)

Wheels

b)

Bike

c)

Pulley

d)

Levers

e)

Train

27.

In a lever, the force that generates the movement is called the...

a)

pulley

b)

gear

c)

effort

d)

fulcrum

28.

In a bike, pedals are...

a)

gears

b)

levers

c)

pulley

29.

Write the name of the tool: h _ _ _ _ _

(a)  

30.

The broom is ...

a)

1st class lever

b)

2nd class lever

c)

3rd class lever