ICSE Class 6 Physics - Simple Machines - Test 1 (Basic)
1. A simple machine is a device that:
A. Makes work impossible
B. Makes work easier
C. Produces only light
2. Why do we use simple machines?
A. To make work easier
B. To remove all force
C. To stop all motion
3. A lever is a rigid bar that turns about a fixed point called:
A. Load
B. Wheel
C. Fulcrum
4. The fixed point of a lever is called the:
A. Effort
B. Fulcrum
C. Pulley
5. The force applied to a machine is called:
A. Effort
B. Load
C. Wheel
6. The object or resistance moved by a machine is called:
A. Fulcrum
B. Screw
C. Load
7. Which of the following is an example of a lever?
A. Smooth floor
B. Seesaw
C. Water vapour
8. A pulley is mainly made of a grooved:
A. Wheel and rope
B. Flat mirror
C. Glass bottle
9. Which simple machine is used to draw water from a well?
A. Wedge
B. Inclined plane only
C. Pulley
10. A fixed pulley mainly helps by changing the:
A. Colour of the load
B. Direction of force
C. Mass of the rope
11. A sloping surface used to move objects up or down is called:
A. Inclined plane
B. Fulcrum
C. Magnet
12. Which of the following is an example of an inclined plane?
A. Bell
B. Spring balance
C. Ramp
13. A wedge is commonly used for:
A. Measuring time
B. Cutting or splitting
C. Measuring temperature
14. Which of the following is an example of a wedge?
A. Knife
B. Rope only
C. Clock face
15. A screw is best described as:
A. A straight smooth rod only
B. A flat mirror
C. An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder
16. Which of the following is an example of a screw?
A. Plain wall
B. Bottle cap
C. Water drop
17. A wheel and axle consists of:
A. A wheel attached to an axle
B. Only a rope
C. Only a sharp edge
18. Which of the following is an example of a wheel and axle?
A. Scissors blade only
B. Ramp
C. Doorknob
19. Scissors help us cut paper because they work as:
A. Thermometers
B. Simple machines
C. Measuring cylinders
20. Which group contains only simple machines?
A. Lever, pulley, screw
B. Light, sound, shadow
C. Water, air, heat