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sorting materials into groups

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following materials is hard, opaque and shines?

a)

Rubber

b)

Plastic

c)

Wood

d)

Tin

2.

Which property of clay is useful for making pots and bricks?

a)

Opacity

b)

Non-magnetic nature

c)

A good conductor of heat

d)

malleability

3.

Which of the following materials is suitable to make raincoats?

a)

Cotton

b)

Plastic

c)

Silk

d)

Paper

4.

Why are most of the balloons, tyres and footballs made of rubber?

a)

It is naturally available.

b)

It is cheap.

c)

It is an electrical insulator.

d)

It is soft and flexible.

5.

If opacity is the distinct feature of wood, then what is glass known for in the same way?

a)

Its transparency

b)

Its magnetic nature

c)

Its conductivity to heat

d)

Its lustrous nature

6.

A mirror is

a)

opaque.

b)

transparent

c)

translucent.

d)

flexible

7.

When Amrita was asked to pick up a few articles from a collection, she picked up the following:

Wooden scale

Glass test tube

Paper basket

Which of the following articles is she most likely to pick up the next

a)

Steel cup

b)

Iron chain

c)

Rubber gloves

d)

Copper wire

8.

Which characteristics given below are of metals?

(i) They are hard.

(ii) They have lustre.

(iii) They are good conductors of electricity

a)

Only (i) and (ii

b)

Only (ii) and (iii)

c)

Only (i) and (iii)

d)

i), (ii) and (iii)

9.

Why are paper bags preferred over plastic bags?

a)

Paper bags are lighter.

b)

Paper bags are stronger.

c)

Paper bags are cheap

d)

Paper bags are biodegradable.

10.

A vendor sells white powdered salt mixed with white powdered stone. Which of these properties will help you detect his malpractice?

a)

Ductility

b)

Opacity

c)

Density

d)

Solubility

11.

Door locks are made of metals. Which property of metals is made use of?

a)

They have lustre

b)

They are opaque

c)

They are good conductors of heat.

d)

They are hard and strong

12.

Kerosene does not dissolve in water. What are they called?

a)

Immiscible liquids

b)

Solute and solvent

c)

Solvent and solution

d)

Miscible liquids

13.

Which is the most essential property of a substance to be used as a cooking vessel?

a)

Good conductor of heat

b)

Ductility

c)

Malleability

d)

All of the above

14.

Which of the combinations is the odd one out?

a)

Ink and water

b)

Milk and water

c)

Oil and water

d)

Lime juice and water

15.

Which of the following type of bodies form sharp shadows when placed in the path of light?

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent and translucent

d)

Opaque

16.

Mohan is able to bend the rod because it is

a)

light.

b)

hard

c)

water proof.

d)

flexible

17.

student added blue ink to a beaker containing water. After a few minutes the colour of water changed to blue.

Which of these properties led to this colour change?

a)

Miscibility

b)

Malleability

c)

Ductility

d)

Compressibility

18.

Abhi bought an object. It is made of a hard material. It is fragile (easy to break) and allows light to pass through it.What can the object be?

a)

Shoes

b)

Mirror

c)

Cricket bat

d)

Fish tank

19.

Which of these properties of water helps in the washing of clothes?

a)

Transparency


b)

Solubility

c)

Conductivity

d)

Compressibility

20.

Hussain was applying paint on the wall during which some of the paint fell on his hands. Instead of using water, Hussain used kerosene oil to wash his hands.

Which of the following options explains Hussain's decision?

a)

Kerosene is softer than water.

b)

Kerosene smells better than water.

c)

Paints dissolve in kerosene and not in water.

d)

Kerosene is more easily available than water.