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Unit 7. Machines and inventions

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A plane is ...

a)

A simple machine

b)

A complex machine

2.

A wheel is a ....

a)

simple machine

b)

complex machine

3.

A pulley has a wheel and an axle. A rope goes around the outside of the wheel. The pulley is a....

a)

simple machine

b)

complex machine

4.

A sharpener uses...

a)

burn fuels

b)

human energy

c)

sun, wind and water energy

d)

electricity

5.

A plane uses...

a)

burn fuels

b)

human energy

c)

sun, wind or water energy

d)

electricity

6.

Nowadays, some machines use energy from the sun, wind or water. They produce very little pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A computer is a ...

a)

complex machine

b)

simple machine

8.

The CPU (central processing unit)

a)

processes data and organises how all the other parts work.

b)

is where we read texts and see photos, pictures and videos.

c)

allows us to type texts and give commands

d)

moves the cursor on the screen and we use it to click on texts and pictures.

9.

The screen

a)

processes data and organises how all the other parts work.

b)

is where we read texts and see photos, pictures and videos.

c)

allows us to type texts and give commands

d)

moves the cursor on the screen and we use it to click on texts and pictures.

10.

The keyboard

a)

processes data and organises how all the other parts work.

b)

is where we read texts and see photos, pictures and videos.

c)

allows us to type texts and give commands

d)

moves the cursor on the screen and we use it to click on texts and pictures.

11.

The mouse

a)

processes data and organises how all the other parts work.

b)

is where we read texts and see photos, pictures and videos.

c)

allows us to type texts and give commands

d)

moves the cursor on the screen and we use it to click on texts and pictures.

12.

The software is...

a)

the program a computer uses.

b)

very useful but it can also be dangerous

c)

a part of a laptop

d)

a simple machine

13.

Who uses a rake?

a)

A doctor

b)

A teacher

c)

A farmer

d)

A nurse

14.

Who uses a syringe?

a)

A doctor

b)

A farmer

c)

A mechanic

d)

A teacher

15.

They help us at home...

a)

washing machine, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners and irons.

b)

telephones, radios, televisions and computers.

c)

bicycles, cars, planes and trains.

d)

video consoles, electronic books or scooters.

16.

They help us to communicate...

a)

washing machine, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners and irons.

b)

telephones, radios, televisions and computers.

c)

bicycles, cars, planes and trains.

d)

video consoles, electronic books or scooters.

17.

When people use dangerous machines they must follow safety...

a)

test

b)

rules

c)

mask

18.

Workers must use special mask over their mouth and safety glasses when they work with

a)

a drill

b)

car

c)

chemical substances

19.

These materials are NOT conductors...

a)

water and trees

b)

people

c)

glass and rubber

20.

This material is conductors...

a)

plastic

b)

glass

c)

water

21.

The telegraph was the start of a transport revolution

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The invention of the steam engine was part of the Industrial revolution

a)

True

b)

False