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Pottery Handbuilding

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a slab?

a)

It is a flat peice of clay that has been rolled out like a pie crust.

b)

It is a long roll of clay that resembles a rope.

c)

It is a wall that is built on the potters wheel.

d)

It is clay that has been pressed into a mold.

2.

What is a coil?

a)

It is a flat piece of clay that is rolled out like a pie crust.

b)

It is a long roll of clay that resembles a rope.

c)

It is clay that has been pressed into a mold.

d)

It is a wall that is built on the potters wheel.

3.

What is slip?

a)

Sand and water.

b)

Glaze and water.

c)

Clay and water.

d)

Salt and water.

4.

What is the name of the knife used to cut clay?

a)

A scalpel.

b)

A fettling knife.

5.

What is a pinch pot?

a)

A flat piece of clay.

b)

A rope of clay.

c)

A bowl like form made by pinching and turning a ball in your hands.

d)

A pottery piece made on the potters wheel.

6.

What is stiff slab construction?

a)

Building a clay form with dried clay.

b)

Building a clay form with pliable plastic clay.

c)

Building a pottery form with leather hard clay slabs.

7.

What is the term for flexible pliable clay often used to throw on the wheel?

a)

Plastic.

b)

Leather hard.

c)

Greenware.

d)

Bisque.

8.

What is the term for clay that is firm but not yet dry like the consistency of cheddar cheese?

a)

Plastic

b)

Leather hard

c)

Greenware

d)

Bisque

9.

What is the term for clay that has been fired once in the kiln?

a)

Plastic

b)

Greenware

c)

Leather hard

d)

Bisque

10.

What is the term for clay that is completely dry but has not yet been fired in the kiln?

a)

Plastic

b)

Leather Hard

c)

Bisque

d)

Greenware

11.

Clay molecules are shaped like

a)

A rectangular brick shape

b)

A round ball shape

c)

A triangular pyramid shape

d)

a cylinder tube shape.

12.

Clay is made of

a)

Mud and water

b)

Soil and water

c)

Organic matter and water

d)

Finely ground stone particles and water

13.

When you join two pieces of clay together you must do this:

a)

press the clay firmly together

b)

score and use slip on the two pieces that you are joining.

c)

hold the two pieces together for 2 minutes.

d)

let the two pieces dry and then attach them.

14.

What is the thickness that is recommended in your pottery?

a)

1 inch thick

b)

2 inches thick

c)

1/2 inch thick

d)

1/4 inch thick

15.

What is glaze made of?

a)

Paint and water

b)

Colored clay in water

c)

Glass particles in a liquid emulsion