"How Pencils Are Made" Quizizz

Pencils are such great _____.

Most pencils are made from _____, which is a very soft wood.

• tools
• cedar

• texture

• grooves

How does the ​ (a)   get inside the wood?

• tools
• texture

• grooves

• lead

​ (a)   is sliced into thin boards.

• Ferrule
• Texture
• Tools
• Lumber

Then, _____ are cut into the boards and filled with lead sticks.

• grooves

• texture

• wood pulp

• lead

What is the metal ring that goes around the eraser? That is called a _____.

• filtered

• texture

• wood pulp

• ferrule

This paper has a different ​ (a)   .

• filtered

• wood pulp

• texture
• cedar

Most pencils are made from ​ ​ (a)   .

• filtered

• grooves
• tools
• cedar

The wood fibers are ​ (a)   and washed.

• grooves
• tools
• filtered
• lumber

Trees are cut down and the _____ is run through a chipper to make very small pieces.