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Ceramics (B) - Benchmark [Grades 9-12]

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This term refers to one of several techniques of building pots using only the hands and simple tools rather than the potter’s wheel.

a)

Wheel Pottery

b)

Hand-building

c)

Slab-Construction

d)

Raku

2.

Identify the technique when clay is mixed with water to create a mayonnaise consistency.

(a)  

3.

What is used to heat the ceramic ware to proper vitrification?

(a)  

4.

In hand-building, what is the process of rolling out strings of clay to create various shapes?

a)

Pinch

b)

Slab

c)

Coil

5.

In hand-building, what is the process of pressing clay between your fingers to flatten the material?

a)

Pinch

b)

Slab

c)

Coil

6.

In hand-building, what is the process of rolling clay in a table to create flat pieces of clay for construction?

a)

Pinch

b)

Slab

c)

Coil

7.

Prior to construction, what kind of images do you create ­­­­­­­­within your visual/verbal sketchbook to illustrate your idea.

(a)  

8.

During this stage the clay is still visibly damp, but has dried enough to be able to be handled without deformation. The clay is able to be gouged or incised without breaking, but will not receive impressions.

a)

Fresh/Raw Clay

b)

Leather-Hard

c)

Bone-Dry

9.

During this stage the clay is has full plasticity and can be used for hand-building or on the Potter’s wheel.

a)

Fresh/Raw Clay

b)

Leather-Hard

c)

Bone-Dry

10.

During this stage to the clay has been prepared for the first firing. The clay is hard set and is in the most fragile stage of the process.

a)

Fresh/Raw Clay

b)

Leather-Hard

c)

Bone-Dry

11.

What is a fired finish consisting of a prepared mixture of frit that produces a glass-like surface when fired?

(a)  

12.

Identify the term that refers to the pliability of modeling clay. The quality of clay which allows it to be manipulated into different shapes without cracking or breaking.

(a)  

13.

What will happen during a glaze firing if the glaze has been applied thick and close to the base?

(a)  

14.

Identify the method of kneading clay to make it homogenous by cutting and rolling.

(a)  

15.

This is the first firing when the chemical and physical water is removed from the clay body.

(a)  

16.

Identify:

a)

Neck

b)

Mouth

c)

Foot

d)

Body

e)

Lip

17.

Identify:

a)

Neck

b)

Mouth

c)

Foot

d)

Body

e)

Lip

18.

Identify:

a)

Neck

b)

Mouth

c)

Foot

d)

Body

e)

Lip

19.

Identify:

a)

Neck

b)

Mouth

c)

Foot

d)

Body

e)

Lip

20.

Identify:

a)

Neck

b)

Mouth

c)

Foot

d)

Body

e)

Lip

21.

Identify:

a)

Thermocouple

b)

Kiln Furniture

c)

Kiln Setter

d)

Vents

e)

Lid

22.

Identify:

a)

Thermocouple

b)

Kiln Furniture

c)

Kiln Setter

d)

Vents

e)

Lid

23.

Identify:

a)

Thermocouple

b)

Kiln Furniture

c)

Kiln Setter

d)

Vents

e)

Lid

24.

Identify:

a)

Thermocouple

b)

Kiln Furniture

c)

Kiln Setter

d)

Vents

e)

Lid

25.

Identify:

a)

Thermocouple

b)

Kiln Furniture

c)

Kiln Setter

d)

Vents

e)

Lid