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SIMPLE MACHINES-YEAR 5/6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The picture shows a part of a bicylce which is a ............... .

a)

whell and axle

b)

lever

c)

gear

d)

pulley

2.

Can you name this simple machine?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

pulley

d)

wedge

3.

This simple machine cut objects apart.

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

pulley

d)

inclined plane

4.
Stairs are a 
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
5.

A door knob is an example of ___________

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

d)

wedge

6.

A worker is facing difficulty to carry boxes out of the lorry. Which simple machine can help the worker?

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Inclined plane

d)

Gear

7.
All simple machines help make work _________.
a)
harder
b)
smaller
c)
lighter
d)
easier
8.
This simple machine allowed Elijah to lift a heavy rock.
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
screw
d)
inclined plane
9.

Name this simple machines

a)

wedge

b)

screw

c)

pulley

d)

gear

10.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
11.

This picture shows example of simple machine. What it is?

a)

screw

b)

lever

c)

incline plane

d)

wheel and axle

12.
Identify this simple machine
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel & Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
13.

Which of these is not part of the lever?

a)

wheel

b)

Fulcrum

c)

Load

d)

Lever

14.
A door stop is an example of a
a)
Screw
b)
Wedge
c)
Lever
d)
Inclined Plane
15.

A seesaw is an example of a

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

16.

The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

17.

A simple machine that splits an object apart is a

a)

inclined plane

b)

fulcrum

c)

wedge

d)

lever

18.
What type of simple machine is shown here?
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Lever
d)
Wedge
19.

This simple machine can hold things together or to lift an object.

a)

Screw

b)

Pulley

c)

Wedge

d)

Wheel and Axle

20.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Screw
d)
Pulley