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3. Metals and nonmetals

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Elements that are normally in a gas form, that are dull, brittle, and poor conductors

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Solids

2.

This is the term used for a metal that is able to be hammered out or pressed

a)

Malleable

b)

Ductile

c)

Conductive

d)

Shiny

3.

What physical properties are used to classify elements as metals, nonmetals, or metalloids?

a)

Color, shape, smell

b)

Reactivity, hardness, texture

c)

Ability to burn, mass, density

d)

Luster, conductivity, malleability

4.

The elements argon, krypton, and xenon are all nonmetals. What property would these elements have in common?

a)

Good conductors of thermal energy

b)

Unreactive

c)

Soft and malleable

5.

This term is used for a metal that is able to be drawn out into a thin wire

a)

Malleable

b)

Ductile

c)

Conductive

d)

Shiny

6.

The most reactive nonmetal

a)

Oxygen

b)

Sulfur

c)

Chlorine

d)

Fluorine

7.
Which metal is most likely to react with water or acid?
a)
Copper
b)
Potassium
c)
Magnesium
d)
Iron
8.

Phosphorus is very reactive

a)

Metal

b)

Non metal

c)

Metalloid

d)

None of the above

9.

More reactive metal displaces less reactive metal from its salt solution is known as

a)

Combination reaction

b)

Displacement reaction

c)

Neutral reaction

d)

None of the above

10.

Sodium is very reactive metal because it reacts vigorously with oxygen and water and

a)

Generate heat

b)

Catches fire

c)

Stored in kerosene

d)

All of the above

11.

What is the name of elements in group 1?

a)

Transition Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Alkali Metals

d)

Lanthanides

12.

What elements make generally covalent bond

a)

Metal & Nonmetal

b)

Metal & Metal

c)

Nonmetal & Nonmetal

d)

none

13.

An element reacts with oxygen to give a compound with a high melting point. This compound is also soluble in water. The element is likely to be

a)

Ca

b)

C

c)

Si

d)

Fe

14.

Which among the following is the most abundant metal found in the earth’s crust?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Aluminium

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon

15.

Which of the following pairs of reactants will go undergo a displacement reaction?

a)

CuSO4 + Fe

b)

ZnSO4 + Fe

c)

MgSO4 + Fe

d)

Ca(SO4)2 + Fe

16.

Which of the following non-metal is lustrous?

a)

(a) Sulphur

b)

(b) Oxygen

c)

(c) Nitrogen

d)

(d) Iodine

17.

Example of an amphoteric oxide is:

a)

(a) Na2O

b)

(b) K2O

c)

(C) Al2O3

d)

(d) MgO

18.

Which one among the following is an acidic oxide?

a)

(a) Na2O

b)

(b) CO

c)

(c) CO2

d)

(d) Al2O3

19.

Which of the following non-metal is good conductor of electricity?

a)

(a) Graphite

b)

(b) Phosphorus

c)

(c) Hydrogen

d)

(d) Bromine

20.
Metals tend to 
a)
gain electrons
b)
lose electrons
21.
The proper formula for magnesium hydroxide:
a)
MgOH
b)
Mg2OH
c)
Mg(OH)2
d)
Mg2OH2
22.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Al3+  O2-         
a)
AlO
b)
Al2O3
c)
Al3O6
d)
Al3O2
23.
What is the formula for calcium carbonate?
a)
CaCO
b)
CaCO2
c)
CaCO3
d)
Ca3CO3
24.
When an ionic compound is formed, its charge is 
a)
negative
b)
neutral (no charge)
c)
positive
25.
The first step in naming an ionic compound is always...
a)
Naming the anion
b)
Changing the ending to -ide
c)
Naming the cation
d)
Writing the cation charge
26.
How many valence electrons for Ca?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
How many valence electrons for Ne?
a)
8
b)
7
c)
6
d)
4
28.
What are electrons in the outermost energy level called?
a)
valence electrons
b)
bonus electrons
c)
protons
d)
orbitals
29.

What holds ionic compounds together?

a)

electronegativity

b)

electrostatic

c)

static

d)

glue

30.

Ionic compounds are high melting point because

a)

intermolecular attraction

b)

inter-ionic attraction

c)

attraction between two noble elements

d)

None of the above