This easy-level worksheet has students fix sentence errors, fill in blanks, and answer true or false questions to practice simple machines skills.
It includes 10 questions across 3 sections for focused practice.
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Simple Machines
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
A wheelbarrow uses an inclined plane to carry heavy loads.
Rewrite: A wheelbarrow uses a lever and a wheel and axle to carry heavy loads.
2. Fix the sentence:
A jar lid opens by using a wedge.
Rewrite: A jar lid opens by using a screw.
3. Fix the sentence:
A fishing pole is an example of a pulley.
Rewrite: A fishing pole is an example of a lever.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A pulley is used on a flagpole to raise and lower the flag with a rope.
2. When you use a simple machine, you trade less force for more distance.
3. A shovel works as a wedge when you push it into the ground to dig.
4. A skateboard ramp is an inclined plane that helps riders gain height.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A faucet handle is a type of wheel and axle.
True False
2. Simple machines create extra energy to do work.
True False
3. A screw has threads that act like a tiny inclined plane.
True False
Simple Machines
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
A wheelbarrow uses an inclined plane to carry heavy loads.
Rewrite: A wheelbarrow uses a lever and a wheel and axle to carry heavy loads.
2) Fix the sentence:
A jar lid opens by using a wedge.
Rewrite: A jar lid opens by using a screw.
3) Fix the sentence:
A fishing pole is an example of a pulley.
Rewrite: A fishing pole is an example of a lever.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A pulley is used on a flagpole to raise and lower the flag with a rope.
2) When you use a simple machine, you trade less force for more distance.
3) A shovel works as a wedge when you push it into the ground to dig.
4) A skateboard ramp is an inclined plane that helps riders gain height.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) A faucet handle is a type of wheel and axle.
True
False
2) Simple machines create extra energy to do work.
True
False
3) A screw has threads that act like a tiny inclined plane.
True
False
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