PTE PRACTICE

What are the vertical columns on the periodic table called?

• Groups

• Periods

• Elements

• Valence electrons

Which group of elements have one valence electron(s)?

• Group 13

• Group 2

• Group 18

• Group 1

Which group of elements are the most reactive metals?

• Group 2

• Group 1

• Group 13

• Group 18

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Which group of elements are the most reactive nonmetals?

• Group 2

• Group 1

• Group 18

• Group 17

Which group of elements are nonreactive due to already being chemically stable?

• Group 17

• Group 1

• Group 2

• Group 18

What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called?

• Valence electrons

• Elements

• Periods

• Groups

Which classification of elements are shiny, silvery solids and good conductors of heat and electricity?

• Transition metals

• Metalloids

• Nonmetals

• Metals

Which classification of elements are gases or dull brittle solids and poor conductors?

• Transition metals

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

Which classification of elements are solids, semi-conductors, and have physical properties like metals and chemical properties like nonmetals?

• Transition metals

• Metalloids

• Nonmetals

• Metals

Match the following group names:

• Alkaline earth metals

• Group 18

• Noble gases

• Group 2

• Rare earth metals

• Group 17

• Halogens

• Group 3

• Alkali metals

• Group 1