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Basic Ceramics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Coil, slab, and ______ are basic hand building methods.

a)

construction

b)

pinch

c)

form

d)

slip

2.

Why do you score and slip your clay?

a)

to keep the clay moist

b)

to keep the clay in a plastic state

c)

to attach or join your clay

d)

to add decorate elements to the pot

3.

How do you score your clay?

a)

smooth out your surface

b)

wet the surface of the clay

c)

blend the surface of the clay

d)

none of the above

4.

How do you slip your clay?

a)

roughen the surface of the clay

b)

blend the clay together

c)

add water or wet clay

d)

none of the above

5.

You should blend the clay after you score and slip.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What stage should your clay be in to pinch, form, and manipulate it?

a)

leather hard

b)

bone dry

c)

slip

d)

plastic

7.

What stage of clay is perfect for carving?

a)

bone dry

b)

leather hard

c)

plastic

d)

slip

8.

What stage must your clay be in to fire?

a)

bone dry

b)

leather hard

c)

plastic

d)

slip

9.

If you glaze your clay it will become...

a)

waterproof

b)

strong

c)

decorative or colorful

d)

all of the above

10.

What must you remember to do to glaze successfully?

a)

three coats of glaze, dry between layers, glaze the bottom

b)

three coats of glaze, don't let it dry between layers, don't glaze the bottom

c)

three coats of glaze, dry between layers, don't glaze the bottom

d)

three coats of glaze, don't let it dry between layers, glaze the bottom