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What properties do materials have?

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A material that is ..... can soak up liquids.

a)

Waterproof

b)

Absorbent

c)

Flexible

d)

Transparent

2.

A material that does not allow liquids to be absorbed is .......

a)

Absorbent

b)

Waterproof

c)

Translucent

d)

Strong

3.

Examples of absorbent objects are ...... (you can choose more than one)

a)

Rubber boots

b)

Cotton wool

c)

Raincoat

d)

Bath mat

e)

Umbrella

4.

Examples of waterproof objects are .... (you can choose more than one answer)

a)

Rubber gloves

b)

Paper towel

c)

Ruler

d)

Plastic fork

e)

Clothes

5.

What is the most important property that a bath mat should have?

a)

Absorbency

b)

Heat conductivity

c)

Strength

d)

Hardness

6.

What is the most important property that rubber gloves should have?

a)

High Transparency

b)

Waterproof

c)

Absorbent

d)

Strength

e)

Heat conductivity

7.

A material can support a heavy load without breaking have ... property.

a)

Hardness

b)

Strength

c)

Flexibility

d)

Elasticity

8.

A nylon string is stronger than cotton string because ....

a)

A nylon string is not able to lift a piece of brick.

b)

A nylon string is able to lift a piece of brick without breaking.

c)

A cotton string is able to lift a piece of brick.

d)

A cotton string is not break when itu use to lift brick.

9.

Thick the object that have strong property!

a)

Nylon string

b)

Cotton string

c)

Plastic fork

d)

Metal fork

e)

Hammer head

10.

A material that is .... can withstand scratches.

a)

Strong

b)

Hard

c)

Elastic

d)

Good conductor

11.

When glass is scratched with a ...., there is no mark is made on the glass, but there is a deep mark is made on ...

a)

Nail, wood

b)

Nail, rubber

c)

Plastic, wood

d)

Plastic, glass

12.

A material that can bend easily without breaking is called ....

a)

Strong

b)

Elastic

c)

Transparent

d)

Flexible

13.

Tick some example of flexible material!

a)

Ruler made of wood

b)

Towel made of cotton

c)

Slippers made of rubber

d)

Spoon made of steel

14.

Tick some rigid materials!

a)

Rulers made of plastic

b)

Nails made of iron

c)

Computer housing

d)

Luggage

e)

Tooth brushes

15.

A material that can scretch easily without breaking is called ...

a)

Elastic

b)

Rigid

c)

Strong

d)

Flexible

e)

Hard

16.

Examples of material that have elasticity are .....

a)

Sock

b)

Pan

c)

Wood

d)

Rubber band

17.

A material that allows heat to pass through it easily is a ..... of heat.

a)

poor conductor

b)

Good conductor

c)

Magnetic

d)

isolator

18.

Different parts of frying pan are made of different materials such as ... (tick 2 correct answers)

a)

The handle of frying pan made of metal so it can get hot easily.

b)

The pan of the frying pan made of plastic so it will not get hot easily

c)

The pan of the frying pan made of metal so it can get hot easily.

d)

The handle of the frying pan is made of plastic so it will not get hot easily

19.

..... are good conductors of heat.

a)

Plastic

b)

Metal

c)

Rubber

d)

Cotton

20.

Examples of non-magnetic materials are ... (you can choose more than one)

a)

Metal

b)

Glass

c)

Plastic

d)

Rubber

e)

Wood

21.

Examples of object that have heat conductivity are .... (you can choose more than one)

a)

Gold

b)

Tin

c)

Copper

d)

Glass

e)

Steel

22.

Example of magnetic object: ... (you can choose more than two)

a)

Steel

b)

Gold

c)

Iron

d)

Tin

e)

Copper

23.

A measure of the amount of light that can pass through a material is called ... property.

a)

Magnetic

b)

Heat conductivity

c)

Transparency

d)

Elasticity

24.

Materials that allow most light to pass through them are ...

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

Rigid

e)

Stiff

25.

A materials that allow some light to pass through them are ....

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

Rigid

e)

Stiff

26.

Materials that do not allow light to pass through them are ....

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

Rigid

e)

Stiff

27.

Please tick the properties!

Wood

a)

Breaks easily

b)

Strong

c)

Hard

d)

Able to float

e)

Opaque

28.

Please tick the properties of cotton!

a)

Absorbent

b)

Flexible

c)

Heat conductor

d)

Light

e)

Conduct electricity

29.

Mention properties that nail clipper should have!

a)

Hard

b)

Strong

c)

Break easily

d)

Does not break easily

e)

able to float

30.

Mention properties that a rubber boots should have!

a)

Flexible

b)

Heavy

c)

Waterproof

d)

Strong

e)

Absorbent

31.

Mention properties that the head of the axe should have!

a)

Break easily

b)

Does not break easily

c)

Heavy

d)

Strong

e)

Hard

32.

Mention properties that the handle of the ace should have!

a)

Light

b)

Flexible

c)

Strong

d)

Elastic

33.

Mention the properties that the lenses of the spectacle should have!

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Light

d)

Hard

e)

Heavy

34.

Mention some properties that the frame of the spectacles should have!

a)

Transparent

b)

Light

c)

Breaks easily

d)

Does not break easily

35.

Mention property that a paper should have!

a)

Transparent

b)

Hard

c)

Absorbent

d)

Elastic

36.

Mention properties for milk container!

a)

Does not break easily

b)

Transparent

c)

Break easily

d)

Flexible

37.

Mention the properties for mouthpiece of the baby bottle!

a)

Rigid

b)

Flexible

c)

Stiff

d)

Elastic

38.

Mention some properties for our clothes!

a)

Rigid

b)

Heavy

c)

Light

d)

Flexible

e)

Absorbent

39.

Mention properties of metal!

a)

Strong

b)

Hard

c)

Opaque

d)

Absorbent

e)

Transparent

40.

Examples of magnetic metals are ..... (you can answer more than two)

a)

Iron

b)

Nickel

c)

Gold

d)

Cobalt

e)

Silver

41.

Mention some non-magnetic metal!

a)

Gold

b)

Copper

c)

Silver

d)

Steel

e)

Aluminium

42.

Write two properties that the material used to make the tent must have!

a)

Absorbent

b)

Waterproof

c)

Rigid

d)

Flexible

e)

Strong

43.

What is suitable material for making the tent?

(a)  

44.

What is suitable materials for making cooking utensils?

(a)  

45.

What is suitable material for make a nail clipper?

(a)  

46.

What is the suitable material for making boots?

(a)  

47.

What is the suitable material for making head of axe?

(a)  

48.

What is the suitable material for making handle of the axe?

(a)  

49.

What is the suitable material for making book?

(a)  

50.

What is the suitable material for making shirt?

(a)  

51.

Glass is made of ....

a)

Metal

b)

Plastic

c)

Sand

d)

Plants

e)

Stone

52.

Brick is made of .....

a)

Sand

b)

Metal

c)

Glass

d)

Clay

e)

Crude oil

53.

Plastic is made of .....

a)

Sand

b)

Glass

c)

Clay

d)

Crude oil

e)

Rubber

54.

Mention the properties that the plastic bucket should have!

a)

Strong

b)

Flexible

c)

Waterproof

d)

Absorbent

e)

Rigid/ inflexible

55.

What properties that metal knife blade should have?

a)

flexible

b)

Hard

c)

Inflexible

d)

Strong

e)

Soft

56.

What properties should rubber slippers have?

a)

Flexible

b)

Hard

c)

Soft

d)

Waterproof

e)

Inflexible

57.

What properties should a telescope lens should have?

a)

Flexible

b)

Inflexible

c)

Strong

d)

Waterproof

e)

Hard

58.

What properties that a ceramic mug should have?

a)

absorbent

b)

Strong

c)

Flexible

d)

Inflexible

e)

Waterproof

59.

What properties that a bedroom door should have?

a)

Transparent

b)

Strong

c)

Flexible

d)

Inflexible

e)

Opaque

60.

The bench is made of wood. Wood is ...

a)

Transparent

b)

Rough

c)

Flexible

61.

The properties of the object are stiff/ inflexible, hard, magnetic. The object is ....

a)

Iron nail

b)

Alumunium

c)

Wooden spoon

d)

Plastic block

e)

Gold ring

62.

The properties of the object are absorbent, non- magnetic, flexible. The object is ....

a)

Iron clip

b)

drinking glass

c)

writing paper

d)

Silver earring

e)

Alumunium foil

63.

The properties of gold bar are....

a)

Hard

b)

Shiny

c)

Strong

d)

Non-magnetic

e)

Magnetic

64.

The cover of the clock can be made from

plastic or glass because ....

a)

Can be carried easily

b)

Safe for health

c)

We can see the time through clearly

d)

The price is affordable

65.

What is the good material for making picnic plate?

a)

Wood because strong, affordable, safe for health

b)

Glass because it safes for our health

c)

Paper because light, does not break easily, and can be carried easily

66.

A group of German scientists has invented a new material called Arboform, using ...

a)

Sand

b)

Lignin

c)

Metal

d)

Rubber

e)

Stone

67.

Lignin is a substance left over when ... is made into paper.

a)

Wood

b)

Sand

c)

Plant

d)

Rubber

e)

Leather

68.

Tick the properties of arboform!

a)

As strong as plastic

b)

Also called liquid wood

c)

Might replace metal

d)

Breaks down easily into by-products that do not harm environment

e)

Harm environment

69.

Tick the correct statement about Kevlar

a)

Heat-resistant

b)

Strong synthetic fiber

c)

Invented by Stephanie Kwolek

d)

Soft

e)

Heat conductor

70.

Tick all the correct statement about Teflon!

a)

Invented by Chemours at 1938

b)

Polyetrafluoroethylene

c)

Carcinogenic

d)

Invented by Stephanie Kwolex in 1965