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Pottery

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A method of forming pottery with ropes of clay

a)

coil

b)

slip

c)

bisque

d)

pinch

2.

Which method of building did this artist use?

a)

coil

b)

subtraction

c)

pinch

d)

slab

3.

This is the first firing to harden the clay.

a)

glazeware

b)

slip

c)

bisque

d)

bonedry

4.

What technique is this artist using?

a)

coiling

b)

scoring

c)

stenciling

d)

glazing

5.

A decomposed granite type rock with plastic like consistency.

a)

glaze

b)

marble

c)

balsa foam

d)

clay

6.

Which method of 3 dimensional design will we be using during our pottery unit?

a)

manipulation

b)

substitution

c)

mold

d)

addition

7.

What is this artist doing?

a)

painting

b)

adding slip to join two pieces

c)

preparing for bisque fire

d)

carving away bad clay

8.

A furnace for firing ceramic products

a)

oven

b)

firepit

c)

kiln

d)

microwave

9.

The condition of clay when most of the moisture has left the body, but it still holds its form and is ideal to carve into.

a)

bone-dry

b)

leatherhard

c)

bisqueware

d)

coiling

10.

Why is it necessary to knead or wedge clay?

a)

make it soft

b)

get air bubbles out

c)

to trap moisture inside

d)

easier to add slip

11.

This pot would be considered what?

a)

glazeware

b)

bisqueware

c)

kneaded

d)

leatherhard

12.

What type of pot is this artist making?

a)

coil

b)

subtraction

c)

pinch

d)

slab

13.

What is the condition of the clay when all of the moisture has left the body?

a)

bisque fire

b)

bone-dry

c)

leatherhard

d)

sand