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NS: UNIT 6 - MACHINES AND INVENTIONS

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complex machines...

a)

are called tools

b)

have one or two parts

c)

are a combination of different machines

2.

Planes use...

a)

human energy

b)

fuel

c)

electricity

3.

The printing press helped people...

a)

travel around

b)

read books

c)

write books

4.

We use irons and vacuum cleaners to...

a)

help us do the housework

b)

help us communicate

c)

help us move from place to place

5.

Pliers are an example of...

a)

simple machine

b)

complex machine

6.

A bottle opener is an example of...

a)

simple machine

b)

complex machine

7.

A microwave is an example of...

a)

simple machine

b)

complex machine

8.

A hairdryer is an example of...

a)

simple machine

b)

complex machine

9.

The steam engine changed the way people worked in ...

a)

farms

b)

factories

c)

trains

10.

Anyone can drive a car

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Rubber is a conductor

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Human bodies can conduct electricity

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Workers on a construction site must wear special clothes

a)

True

b)

False

14.

You should use a hairdryer with wet hands

a)

True

b)

False

15.

You should pull on the plug and not the cable

a)

True

b)

False

16.

You shouldn't put your fingers in the socket

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Bicycles

a)

help us move around

b)

help us communicate

c)

help us enjoy our free time

d)

help us with housework

18.

Video consoles

a)

help us move around

b)

help us communicate

c)

help us enjoy our free time

d)

help us with housework

19.

Radios

a)

help us move around

b)

help us communicate

c)

help us enjoy our free time

d)

help us with housework

20.

Dishwashers

a)

help us move around

b)

help us communicate

c)

help us enjoy our free time

d)

help us with housework

21.

Washing machines

a)

help us move around

b)

help us communicate

c)

help us enjoy our free time

d)

help us with housework

22.

Space shuttles

a)

help us move around

b)

help us communicate

c)

help us enjoy our free time

d)

help us with housework

23.

Machines at the funfair

a)

help us move around

b)

help us communicate

c)

help us enjoy our free time

d)

help us with housework

24.

Telephones

a)

help us move around

b)

help us communicate

c)

help us enjoy our free time

d)

help us with housework

25.

Write two machines that help us move around:

4 lines
26.

Write two machines that help us communicate:

4 lines
27.

Write two machines doctors use:

4 lines
28.

Screwdrivers, pliers and spanners are used by,,,

a)

mechanics

b)

farmers

c)

doctors

29.

Rakes, tractors and combine harvesters are used by,,,

a)

mechanics

b)

farmers

c)

doctors

30.

Syringes, X-ray and ultrasound machines are used by,,,

a)

mechanics

b)

farmers

c)

doctors

31.

What's this?

a)

syringe

b)

plier

c)

iron

d)

scooter

32.

What's this?

a)

syringe

b)

plier

c)

iron

d)

screwdriver

33.

What's this?

a)

iron

b)

combine harvester

c)

hairdryer

d)

microwave

34.

What's this?

a)

iron

b)

combine harvester

c)

tractor

d)

rake

35.

What's this?

a)

iron

b)

combine harvester

c)

tractor

d)

rake

36.

What's this?

a)

syringe

b)

plier

c)

spanner

d)

screwdriver

37.

Before this invention, it took a long time to write books:

a)

Printing press

b)

Steam engine

38.

It was invented about 250 years ago:

a)

Printing press

b)

Steam engine

39.

Johannes Gutenberg invented it:

a)

Printing press

b)

Steam engine

40.

People and products could travel more quickly thanks to this invention:

a)

Printing press

b)

Steam engine

41.

Metal

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

42.

Glass

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

43.

Tree

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

44.

Plastic

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

45.

Rubber

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

46.

Water

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

47.

What must workers protect when they use a road drill?

4 lines
48.

What must workers wear when they work with chemical substances?

4 lines
49.

What does everyone take before driving a car or other vehicles?

(a)  

50.

You must wear a mask, glasses and a lab coat when you...

a)

work with chemical substances

b)

use a road drill

c)

work on a construction site

51.

You must protect your ears, eyes and hands when you...

a)

work with chemical substances

b)

use a road drill

c)

work on a construction site

52.

You must wear a hard hat, boots and gloves when you...

a)

work with chemical substances

b)

use a road drill

c)

work on a construction site

53.

What's this?

a)

syringe

b)

plier

c)

iron

d)

pencil sharpener

54.

Write two materials people used to write in the past:

4 lines
55.

Write two machines that help us at home:

4 lines
56.

Write two machines that work with electricity:

4 lines
57.

It sent tapped messages:

a)

printing press

b)

telegraph

c)

steam engine

58.

Scissors, bicycle, bottle oponer...

Type of energy:

a)

burn fuels

b)

human energy

c)

electricity

d)

the sun, the wind or water

59.

Washing machine, computer...

Type of energy:

a)

burn fuels

b)

human energy

c)

electricity

d)

the sun, the wind or water

60.

Windmill, solar powered calculator...

Type of energy:

a)

burn fuels

b)

human energy

c)

electricity

d)

the sun, the wind or water

61.

Car, plane, lorry, bus...

Type of energy:

a)

burn fuels

b)

human energy

c)

electricity

d)

the sun, the wind or water

62.

The steam engine is powered by boiling water

a)

True

b)

False