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Vessels and Hand building

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Evidence suggests functional ceramics were first made

a)

29 000 years ago

b)

10 000 years ago

c)

20 000 years ago

d)

1000 years ago

2.

Where has the oldest functional pottery been found?

a)

China

b)

Greece

c)

Australia

d)

Czechia (Czech Republic)

3.

A hollow container, especially one designed to hold liquid

a)

Slip

b)

Bisque Firing

c)

Vessel

d)

Slab

4.

Bone dry clay can be returned to the plastic (mouldable) clay stage by soaking it in water.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The first stage of firing is called Bisque Firing

a)

True

b)

False

6.

When clay is fired we call the chemical change:

a)

Vacation

b)

Vitrification

c)

Leather Hard

d)

Vilification

7.

How old is the Venus of Dolní Věstonice? (oldest clay figurine)

a)

29 000 years old

b)

20 000 years old

c)

10 000 years old

d)

1000 years old

8.

Complete this sentence:

If you don't score and slip when you add pieces of clay

a)

your work will explode in the kiln

b)

they will fall off as your work dries

c)

you will get a detention

d)

you will have a perfect artwork

9.

Where has the oldest ceramic figurine (Dolní Věstonice) been found?

a)

China

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Czechia (Czech Republic)

d)

Greece

10.

The clay we have been using for our pots is called:

a)

Earthenware

b)

Stoneware

c)

Porcelain