This medium-level worksheet has students fill in blanks, and match items from two columns to practice simple machines skills.
It includes 10 questions across 2 sections for focused practice.
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Simple Machines
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A hammer claw pulls nails out of wood by working as a lever.
2. The threads on a bolt are shaped like an inclined plane wrapped in a spiral.
3. A pizza cutter uses a wheel and axle to roll across the dough.
4. A chisel is a wedge that carves and splits stone or wood.
5. A crane at a construction site uses a pulley to lift steel beams.
6. Loading a truck by pushing boxes up a ramp uses an inclined plane.
7. When you move the fulcrum closer to the load, the lever needs less force.
8. A wood screw is a type of screw that holds two boards together.
9. Simple machines change the direction or amount of force needed to do work.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Scissors
→ Two levers joined together
Wheel and axle
Slide
→ Inclined plane
Pulley
Doorknob
→ Wheel and axle
Inclined plane
Flagpole rope
→ Pulley
Two levers joined together
Simple Machines
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A hammer claw pulls nails out of wood by working as a lever.
2) The threads on a bolt are shaped like an inclined plane wrapped in a spiral.
3) A pizza cutter uses a wheel and axle to roll across the dough.
4) A chisel is a wedge that carves and splits stone or wood.
5) A crane at a construction site uses a pulley to lift steel beams.
6) Loading a truck by pushing boxes up a ramp uses an inclined plane.
7) When you move the fulcrum closer to the load, the lever needs less force.
8) A wood screw is a type of screw that holds two boards together.
9) Simple machines change the direction or amount of force needed to do work.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Scissors
→ Two levers joined together
Wheel and axle
Slide
→ Inclined plane
Pulley
Doorknob
→ Wheel and axle
Inclined plane
Flagpole rope
→ Pulley
Two levers joined together
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