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The periodic table KS3

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

WG Grace

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Rasputin

d)

Karl Marx

2.

What phrase best describes his approach to the periodic table?

a)

Tickets please!

b)

Mind the gap!

c)

Feet off the seats!

d)

Standing room only!

3.

What do we find in the grey section?

a)

metals

b)

non-metals

c)

solids

d)

liquids

e)

gases

4.

What do we find in the yellow section?

a)

metals

b)

non-metals

c)

solids

d)

liquids

e)

gases

5.

What are the two elements that are liquid at room temperature?

a)

Hg & Br

b)

water & ethanol

c)

Hg & B

d)

Hg & Cl

6.

What do we call elements with both metallic and non-metallic properties?

a)

metallites

b)

metalloids

c)

metallies

d)

metallibits

7.

What does ductile mean?

a)

Will make a ringing sound when struck

b)

Can be bent into shape

c)

Can be drawn into wires

d)

Capable of neutralising an acid

8.

What does malleable mean?

a)

Will make a ringing sound when struck

b)

Can be bent into shape

c)

Can be drawn into wires

d)

Capable of neutralising an acid

9.

What does sonorous mean?

a)

Will make a ringing sound when struck

b)

Can be bent into shape

c)

Can be drawn into wires

d)

Capable of neutralising an acid

10.

What does basic mean?

a)

Will make a ringing sound when struck

b)

Can be bent into shape

c)

Can be drawn into wires

d)

Capable of neutralising an acid

11.

What group is Argon in?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 0

d)

Group 4

12.

What group is Potassium in?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 0

d)

Group 4

13.

What group is Iodine in?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 0

d)

Group 4

14.

What group is Caesium in?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 0

d)

Group 4

15.

What group is Astatine in?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 0

d)

Group 4

16.

What group is Xenon in?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 0

d)

Group 4

17.

My elements become progressively more reactive as you move down the group. Which group am I?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 0

d)

Group 4

18.

My elements become progressively less reactive as you move down the group. Which group am I?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 0

d)

Group 4

19.

My elements are generally unreactive. Which group am I?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 0

d)

Group 4

20.

My elements elements have the lowest boiling points of all the elements. Which group am I?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 0

d)

Group 4

21.

My elements elements have the lowest boiling points of all the elements. Which group am I?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 0

d)

Group 4

22.

Group 1 metals reaction with water and a gas is given off. What is the gas?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon dioxide