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Worksheetspottery
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
what is the first thing you do before beginning to make a piece of pottery?
a)
knock all the air out of the clay
b)
bake the clay
c)
fire the clay
d)
carve the clay
2.
Cherokee pottery vessels were used for
a)
baking cakes and cookies
b)
cooking, storage, ceremonies
c)
home decoration
d)
fish bowls
3.
the clay used to make pottery came from
a)
the mountains
b)
bottom of the lake
c)
a cave
d)
river banks
4.
some tools used to create a pottery vessel are:
a)
knives and chisels
b)
water, carving tools, river stone
c)
cookie cutters, spoons
d)
needle, thread
5.
to create a small piece of pottery you would:
a)
make a ball, stick your thumb in center and use fingers to shape wall
b)
make a round bottom, add coils
c)
use a knife or scraper cut out center and shape
d)
run the clay through a mold
6.
some different types of pottery vessels used by the Cherokees are:
a)
storage pots, cooking pots, effigy pots, pipes
b)
tea pots, coffee cups
c)
food gatherers,
d)
plates and saucers
7.
this tool was used to
a)
shape the pot
b)
knock the air from the clay
c)
stamp designs into the pot
d)
flatten the clay
8.
this is an example of a _________ pot because it has a rounded bottom to sit in the hot coals and texture to conduct heat and help with grip.
a)
fire
b)
fish
c)
water
d)
cooking
9.
to score the edges on your pottery means to
a)
wet them down
b)
rough them up
c)
smooth them out
d)
cut them off
10.
When firing the pottery in a traditional firepit, what makes the different colors on the pottery?
a)
smoke from the wood
b)
the clay
c)
oxygen
d)
the way you shine your pot
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