Multiple Choice Questions (1–10)
1. What happens when the effort arm of a lever is longer than the load arm?
A. More force is needed
B. Less force is needed
C. It becomes harder to lift
D. The pivot breaks
2. In a wheelbarrow, what is the function of the handles?
A. Pivot
B. Load
C. Effort
D. None
3. Which of the following is NOT an example of a lever?
A. Scissors
B. Ruler
C. See-saw
D. Hammer claw
4. What type of simple machine is a lever?
A. Pulley
B. Wedge
C. Lever
D. Inclined plane
5. When using a lever, where should the load be placed to make lifting easier?
A. Close to the effort
B. Close to the pivot
C. Far from both pivot and effort
D. In the middle of the lever
6. What increases the turning effect of a lever?
A. Decreasing the length of the lever
B. Increasing the load
C. Increasing the distance from the pivot
D. Removing the pivot
7. In which of the following tools is the pivot between the load and effort?
A. Nutcracker
B. See-saw
C. Tweezers
D. Wheelbarrow
8. Why is a hammer considering a force multiplier when pulling out a nail?
A. It shortens the nail
B. It increases the force applied to the nail
C. It pushes the nail further in
D. It changes the nail’s shape
9. What part of the lever determines how much effort is needed?
A. Shape
B. Color
C. Distance from pivot
D. Weight of the lever
10. What happens to the load when you apply a large force at a long distance from the
pivot?
A. It moves very slowly
B. It becomes heavier
C. It moves easily
D. It cannot be lifted
True/False Questions (11–15)
11. The pivot in a lever must always be in the middle of the bar.
12. The longer the effort arm, the easier it is to lift a load.
13. Levers are only found in construction tools.
14. Using a lever can reduce the amount of force needed to do work.
15. In tweezers, the load is at one end, and both pivot and effort are at the other end.
Fill in the Blanks (16–20)
16. The point at which a lever rotates is called the __________.
17. A lever that helps you apply a greater force is called a __________ multiplier.
18. A lever that moves the load a greater distance than the effort is a __________ multiplier.
19. When a lever turns, it creates a __________ effect.
20. If the effort is close to the pivot and the load is far, it becomes __________ to lift.
Multiple Choice Questions (1–10)
1. B. Less force is needed
2. C. Effort
3. B. Ruler
4. C. Lever
5. B. Close to the pivot
6. C. Increasing the distance from the pivot
7. B. See-saw
8. B. It increases the force applied to the nail
9. C. Distance from pivot
10. C. It moves easily
True/False Questions (11–15)
11. False
12. True
13. False
14. True
15. False
Fill in the Blanks (16–20)
16. pivot
17. force
18. distance
19. turning
20. harder