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Simple Machines — Practice Worksheet
Name: ____________________
Roll No.: __________
Date: ____________
General Instructions
- All questions are compulsory.
- Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) for each question.
- The answer key is at the end — try the paper first!
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
15 × 1 = 15 marks
1.
A wedge is used mainly to…
- A.Cut or split things
- B.Lift weights up high
- C.Roll loads
- D.Store water
2.
Wheels make moving loads easier because they reduce…
- A.Light
- B.Colour
- C.Weight
- D.Friction
3.
Why is it easier to open a tin with a long-handled opener than a short one?
- A.It is heavier
- B.It is colourful
- C.A longer arm needs less force
- D.It is shorter
4.
A wheel turning on a rod through its centre is a wheel-and-…
- A.Rope
- B.Axle
- C.Wedge
- D.Lever
5.
A simple machine is a tool that makes work…
- A.Easier
- B.Harder
- C.Slower always
- D.Impossible
6.
A knife, an axe and a needle are all examples of a…
- A.Pulley
- B.Wedge
- C.Lever
- D.Wheel
7.
A staircase is an everyday example of an…
- A.Lever only
- B.Pulley
- C.Inclined plane
- D.Wheel only
8.
Simple machines help us by needing less…
- A.Sound
- B.Colour
- C.Effort (force)
- D.Light
9.
A bicycle uses many simple machines, such as levers (brakes), and wheels with…
- A.Pulleys only
- B.Ramps
- C.Wedges only
- D.Axles
10.
The six simple machines include the lever, the pulley and the…
- A.Fridge
- B.Television
- C.Computer
- D.Inclined plane
11.
Why is a gentle, long ramp easier to climb than a steep, short one?
- A.It is shorter
- B.A gentler slope needs less force
- C.It is colourful
- D.It is heavier
12.
The fixed point a lever turns on is called the…
- A.Wheel
- B.Load
- C.Fulcrum
- D.Rope
13.
A pulley makes lifting easier partly by changing the ___ of the force.
- A.Sound
- B.Colour
- C.Direction
- D.Smell
14.
A stiff bar that turns on a fixed point to lift loads is a…
- A.Pulley
- B.Lever
- C.Wedge
- D.Screw
15.
Two inclined planes joined to a sharp edge make a…
- A.Wheel
- B.Pulley
- C.Wedge
- D.Rope
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
5 × 2 = 10 marks
16.
A machine does not give us free energy; it mainly changes the ___ we apply.
- A.Sound
- B.Colour
- C.Direction or size of the force
- D.Weather
17.
A road that winds gently up a steep hill instead of going straight up is using the idea of an…
- A.Lever
- B.Pulley
- C.Inclined plane
- D.Wheel
18.
A flag is raised to the top of a tall pole easily using a pulley because the pulley lets us…
- A.Make the pole shorter
- B.Pull down while the flag goes up
- C.Remove gravity
- D.Heat the rope
19.
Spotting simple machines in daily tools helps us understand that machines are not always…
- A.Big or full of engines
- B.Useful
- C.Made of metal
- D.Around us
20.
On a see-saw, a lighter child can balance a heavier one by sitting…
- A.On the ground
- B.Closer to the fulcrum
- C.On the heavier side
- D.Farther from the fulcrum
Answer Key
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
- (A) Cut or split things
- (D) Friction
- (C) A longer arm needs less force
- (B) Axle
- (A) Easier
- (B) Wedge
- (C) Inclined plane
- (C) Effort (force)
- (D) Axles
- (D) Inclined plane
- (B) A gentler slope needs less force
- (C) Fulcrum
- (C) Direction
- (B) Lever
- (C) Wedge
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
- (C) Direction or size of the force
- (C) Inclined plane
- (B) Pull down while the flag goes up
- (A) Big or full of engines
- (D) Farther from the fulcrum
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