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metals and non metals

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is not a property of a metal?

a)

Ductile

b)

Sonorous

c)

Malleable

d)

Low melting point

2.
Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of luster (shiny)?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
metalloids
d)
Both metals and metalloids
3.
All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?
a)
Dull
b)
Luster
c)
Malleable
d)
Hard
4.
Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
5.
Which of the following is a property of a non-metal?
a)
Conducts electricity and heats well
b)
Can be hammered into thin sheets
c)
Is brittle and breaks easily
d)
Has a shiny, metallic luster
6.
How do metals differ from nonmetals?
a)
metals are shiny, nonmetals are dull
b)
metals are good insulators, nonmetals are good conductors
c)
metals are powdery
d)
nonmetals are shiny
7.
At room temperature metals are ____________.
a)
plasma
b)
gases
c)
liquid
d)
solid
8.

Name the metal which is in liquid state.

a)

Iron

b)

Mercury

c)

Zinc

d)

Aluminium

9.

Metals are sonorous in nature. What is sonorous?

a)

Making into powder

b)

Drawn into wires

c)

Make sound on beating

d)

None of these

10.
What does malleable mean?
a)
able to bend
b)
will break easily
c)
can be used for wire
d)
is shiny
11.
What does ductile mean?
a)
electricity flows easily
b)
quacks like a duck
c)
can be drawn into a wire
d)
able to bend
12.
Which of the following is a metal?
a)
chlorine
b)
sodium
c)
Oxygen
13.
John was observing the physical properties of elements in order to classify them as either a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid. The first element was dull, brittle, and did not conduct heat. What would its classification be? 
a)
metal 
b)
nonmetal 
c)
metalloid
14.
Is gold metal or nonmetal?
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
15.

Which of the following is considered a physical property of an element?

a)

density

b)

color

c)

conductivity

d)

flammable

16.

What kind of densities do gases have?

a)

high

b)

medium

c)

low

17.
A student tested the conductivity of four elements using an incomplete electrical circuit. When the element is placed in the circuit, the bulb lights up brightly, lights up dimly, or does not light up at all based on the element’s ability to conduct electricity. The table below shows the results of her investigation. Based on the results of the conductivity test, which element is classified as a metal? 
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Arsenic
c)
Krypton
d)
Copper
18.
If a substance is magnetic it is most likely a 
a)
metal 
b)
non-metal
19.

Which metal would be suitable for all of the following uses?
# Making aircraft bodies
# Making food containers
# Making overhead power cables

a)

aluminium

b)

mild steel

c)

gold

d)

pure iron

20.

Name the metal which is in liquid state.

a)

Iron

b)

Mercury

c)

Zinc

d)

Aluminium

21.

Metals are sonorous in nature. What is sonorous?

a)

Making into powder

b)

Drawn into wires

c)

Make sound on beating

d)

None of these

22.
What does malleable mean?
a)
able to bend
b)
will break easily
c)
can be used for wire
d)
is shiny
23.
What does ductile mean?
a)
electricity flows easily
b)
quacks like a duck
c)
can be drawn into a wire
d)
able to bend
24.

A type of rock that contains minerals and metals

a)

ore

b)

metal

c)

malleable

d)

gem

25.

Able to be drawn into wire is

a)

malleable

b)

insulator

c)

lustre

d)

ductile

26.

Able to be beaten or hammered into shapes

a)

lustre

b)

malleable

c)

brittle

d)

insulator

27.
The approximate number of elements we know about today is .......
a)
18
b)
48
c)
118
d)
1018
28.
Where are the non-metallic elements found in the periodic table?
a)
In the middle
b)
In the top rows
c)
On the left-hand side
d)
On the right-hand side
29.
The list which contains only metals is .......
a)
aluminium, copper, nitrogen
b)
iron, oxygen, hydrogen
c)
iron, silver, aluminium
d)
iron, sulphur, copper
30.
Brittle
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
31.
Sulfur
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
32.
Good conductor of heat
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
33.
If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is
a)
Ductile
b)
Magnetic
c)
Malleable
d)
Reactive
34.
zinc + hydrochloric acid ---->
a)
zinc chloride
b)
zinc chloride + hydrogen
c)
zinc chloride + oxygen
d)
zinc chlorine + hydrogen
35.
Brass is a mixture of 
a)
lead and tin 
b)
copper and zinc 
c)
copper and tin 
36.
A metal  which occur in free state
 
a)
gold 
b)
zinc 
c)
lead 
d)
calcium
37.
Which of the following is a metal?
a)
chlorine
b)
sodium
c)
Oxygen
38.
What is NOT a property of metals
a)
brittle
b)
ductile
c)
malleable
d)
conductor
39.
What property of metals means that heat and electricity can move easily through?
a)
luster
b)
conductor
c)
malleable
d)
ductile
40.
When an object changes shape when struck by a hammer.
a)
luster
b)
malleable
c)
brittleness
d)
ductile
41.

This picture illustrates copper's

a)

brittleness

b)

malleability

c)

ductility

d)

sonority

42.

Which of the following is the only metal that exist as a liquid at room temperature?

a)

Gold (Au)

b)

Mercury (Hg)

c)

Titanium (Ti)

d)

sodium

43.
How do metals differ from nonmetals?
a)
metals are shiny, nonmetals are dull
b)
metals are good insulators, nonmetals are good conductors
c)
metals are powdery
d)
nonmetals are shiny
44.

Metals are sonorous in nature. What is sonorous?

a)

Making into powder

b)

Drawn into wires

c)

Make sound on beating

d)

None of these

45.
What does ductile mean?
a)
electricity flows easily
b)
quacks like a duck
c)
can be drawn into a wire
d)
able to bend
46.

the property which a material easily breaks into pieces when it falls.

a)

malleable

b)

lustre

c)

ductile

d)

brittle

47.

Which of the following metals can zinc replace in a displacement reaction?

a)

magnesium

b)

sodium

c)

aluminum

d)

lead

48.

Which of these non metals is used for water purification?

a)

iodine

b)

chlorine

c)

carbon

d)

bromine

49.

Metals are good conductor of

a)

Only heat

b)

Only electricity

c)

Heat and electricity both

d)

None of the above

50.

Which nonmetal is very essential for our life is

a)

Iodine

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Chlorine

51.

Non-metal used in purple colour solutions which is applied on wounds as an antiseptic

a)

Iodine

b)

Oxygen

c)

Sulphur

d)

Phosphorus

52.

The list which contains only metals is .......

a)

aluminium, copper, nitrogen

b)

iron, oxygen, hydrogen

c)

iron, silver, aluminium

d)

iron, sulphur, copper

53.

Metals are used for making wires because:

a)

they can be twisted very badly

b)

they are bad conductors of heat

c)

they are conductors of heat

d)

they are ductile

54.

Due to which property a bell rings?

a)

big sound

b)

sonorous

c)

bad sound

d)

songorous

55.

Which metal is used for wrapping food items?

a)

clingwrap

b)

plastic

c)

aluminum

d)

gold leaf

56.

---- is the non metal used in making fireworks and gunpowder

a)

carbon

b)

sulphur

c)

oxygen

d)

magnesium

57.

oxides of non metals are usually --- in nature

a)

basic

b)

acidic

c)

neutral

d)

amphoteric

58.

Almost all metals are very hard and non-metals are not very hard.Which following pair is an exception to this statement?

a)

Sodium and sulphur

b)

Potassium and carbon

c)

Sodium and diamond

d)

Iron and phosphorous

59.

Magnesium ribbon burns to produce MgO and this oxide further reacts with water to give rise to Mg (OH)2, which changes red litmus to blue one.What is the nature of this compound?

a)

Acidic

b)

Basic

c)

both acidic and basic

d)

none of these

60.

In a reaction one element removes the less reactive element from a compound and it forms its respective salt.Which chemical reaction is this?

a)

Neutralization reaction

b)

displacement reaction

c)

Both neutralization and displacement reaction

d)

none of these

61.

In a reaction one element removes the less reactive element from a compound and it forms its respective salt.Which chemical reaction is this?

a)

Neutralization reaction

b)

displacement reaction

c)

Both neutralization and displacement reaction

d)

none of these

62.

What will happen when we add Iron nails in copper sulphate solution .Choose the correct option

a)

CuSO4 + Fe -----> FeSO4 + CuSO4

b)

CuSO4 + I ------> ISO4 + Cu

c)

CuSO4 + Fe ------> FeSO4 + Cu

d)

All of the above

63.

Which of the following can be beaten into thin sheets?

a)

Zinc

b)

Sulphur

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Oxygen

64.

Sodium metal is dipped in which of the following substances for storage?

a)

Petrol

b)

Kerosene

c)

Sulphuric acid

d)

Vaseline

65.

Identify the non-metal which exists in a liquid state at room temperature 25∘C.

a)

Aluminium

b)

Mercury

c)

Iodine

d)

Bromine

66.

When non-metals react with water then

a)

Hydrogen gas is formed

b)

Carbon dioxide gas is formed

c)

Non-metals do not react with water

d)

None of these.

67.

When sulphur reacts with oxygen, the sulphur oxide formed is _____________ in nature.

a)

Basic

b)

Acidic

c)

Neutral

d)

None of these

68.

Non-metal used in purple colour solutions which is applied on wounds as an antiseptic

a)

Iodine

b)

Oxygen

c)

Sulphur

d)

Phosphorus

69.

Colour of copper sulphate solution is

a)

Green

b)

Blue

c)

Black

d)

White

70.
Metalloids _____________
a)
have no properties of metals.
b)
have no properties of nonmetals.
c)
have some properties of both metals and nonmetals.
d)
none of the above

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