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Materials: Metals and Non-Metals– 2_1

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is considered a ductile material?

a)

copper

b)

gold

c)

glass

d)

paper

2.

What does malleable mean?

a)

ductile

b)

shiny

c)

elastic

d)

can be hammered into different shapes

3.

Which of the following is an example of a malleable metal?

a)

plastic

b)

titanium

c)

silver

d)

copper

4.

Ductility means

a)

breaks easily

b)

process of turning to liquid when heated

c)

stretchable

d)

able to be drawn out into a long thin wire without breaking

5.

Able to be drawn into wire is

a)

malleable

b)

brittle

c)

hard

d)

ductile

6.

Why is gold used in the manufacture of jewelry?

a)

It is heavy.

b)

It is malleable and has luster.

c)

It is magnetic.

d)

It breaks easily.

7.

Able to be beaten or hammered into thin sheets

a)

elastic

b)

brittle

c)

malleable

d)

ductile

8.

Name the product formed in the reaction of sulfur and oxygen.

a)

The burning of sulfur in oxygen to form sulfur dioxide

b)

The reaction of sulfur dioxide with oxygen to form sulfur trioxide

c)

The reaction of sulfur trioxide with water to form sulfuric acid

9.

The property of metals by which it can be drawn into wires is

a)

Malleability

b)

Sonority

c)

Lustrous

d)

Ductility

10.

Which nonmetal is very essential for our life is

a)

Iodine

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Chlorine

11.

What element in air reacts with Iron to make Iron Oxide

a)

Carbon

b)

sulphur

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

12.

Metals react with acids to produce a gas

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

13.

Non metallic oxides are

a)

Basic

b)

Acidic

c)

Neutral

d)

None of the above

14.

What is the nature of the oxide formed by sulphur?

a)

Basic

b)

Acidic

c)

Neutral

d)

None of the above

15.

Metalloids have the same properties as

a)

metals.

b)

nonmetals.

c)

neither, they are a combination of both.

16.

You discovered in the lab that silicon is:

a)

metal

b)

metalloid

c)

nonmetal

17.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

18.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

19.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

20.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

21.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

22.

Metal + oxygen ->

a)

metal oxide

b)

metal oxide + hydrogen

c)

metal oxide + salt

d)

metal hydroxide

23.

Lithium + (a)   -> Lithium oxide

24.

Sodium + oxygen ->

a)

sodium oxygen

b)

sodium hydroxide

c)

sodium oxide

d)

oxygen sodide

25.

Metal oxide + acid -> salt + (a)  

26.

Metal oxides are basic because .....

a)

they form alkaline solutions

b)

they form acidic solutions

c)

they are simple

d)

they are dull

27.

What are oxides?

a)

We call the combustion reaction

b)

If one of the two elements is oxygen, we say its oxides

c)

Acidic oxides-Oxides of non-metal

d)

Basic oxides-Oxides of metal

28.

Magnesium reacts with oxygen to make

a)

magnesium oxide / basic in nature

b)

magnesium oxide / acidic in nature

29.
a)

Metalloids

b)

Plastics

c)

Metals

d)

Nonmetals

30.

(a)   is the only metal which is found in liquid state at room temperature.

31.

What element rusts?

a)

carbon

b)

manganese

c)

iron

d)

potassium

32.

What environmental element assists rusting?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon

d)

hydrogen

33.

A rusting bicycle

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

34.

Rusting is an example of

a)

oxidation

b)

reduction

35.

What conditions are required for rusting?

a)

dry cold conditions

b)

dry hot conditions

c)

hot damp conditions

36.

What two things cause Iron to Rust ?

a)

Air and Oxygen

b)

Water and Carbon dioxide

c)

Oxygen and Water

d)

Carbon dioxide and Air

37.

What is the chemical name given to Rust ?

a)

Iron dioxide

b)

Iron oxide

c)

Steel oxide

d)

Carbon dioxide

38.

What prevents Rusting

a)

Painting , Oiling , Galvinising

b)

Washing with water

39.

Raising the temperature of a chemical reaction would make the reaction __________________.

a)

happen slower

b)

stop completely

c)

happen faster

d)

proceed as normal

40.
Which type of metal doesn't rust at all?
a)
steel
b)
iron
c)
copper
41.
How are metal oxides formed?
a)
When metals react with oxide.
b)
When metals react with water.
c)
When metals react with air.
d)
When metals react with oxygen.
42.

In which tube will the nail go rusty?

a)

The nail in tube A will go rusty.

b)

The nail in tube B will go rusty.

c)

The nail in tube C will go rusty.

43.

Which statement is false of acidic oxides?

a)

They are oxides of non-metals.

b)

They dissolve in water to form acids.

c)

They do no react with acids or alkalis.

d)

They react with alkalis to form salt and water.

44.

Non-metals react with oxygen to produce:

a)

Basic oxides

b)

Acidic oxides

c)

Neutral oxides

d)

None of these

45.

Ductile metals

a)

Will stretch without being damaged

b)

Can be drawn or stretched out into long wires

c)

Will never break

d)

include examples such as Copper

46.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
47.
If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is
a)
Ductile
b)
Magnetic
c)
Malleable
d)
Reactive
48.

Nonmetals are described as which of the following?

a)

dull, insulating, and brittle

b)

lustrous, malleable, ductile

49.

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

used to wrap food items

a)

aluminium

b)

mild steel

c)

gold

d)

pure iron

50.

Which of the following non-metal solution is used as antiseptic on wounds?

a)

sulphur

b)

iodine

c)

chlorine

d)

nitrogen

51.

Name the Non-metal used in the given materials shown in the picture.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

phosphorus

c)

sulphur

d)

carbon

52.

Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because:

a)

Zinc is less reactive than tin

b)

Zinc is costlier than tin

c)

Zinc is more reactive than tin.

d)

Zinc has a higher melting point than tin

53.

5) Metals are __________________ conductors of heat and ______________.

a)

Good, electricity

b)

Poor, electricity

c)

Poor, no electricity

d)

None of the above

54.

Metals are used in making :

a)

machinery, automobiles

b)

aeroplanes, trains

c)

satellites, industrial gadgets,

d)

cooking utensils, water boilers, etc.

55.

Some metals react with water to produce metal __________ and ______ gas

a)

hydroxides

b)

hydrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

56.

Generally, nonmetals do not react with water.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Which of the following is more reactive?

a)

Calcium

b)

Magnesium

c)

Zinc

d)

Magnesium

58.

Which of the following is MOST reactive?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Lead

c)

Tin

d)

Copper

e)

Zinc

59.

Choose the least reactive metal

a)

calcium

b)

magnesium

c)

iron

d)

copper

60.

What does displacement mean?

a)

A chemical reaction where a less reactive metal takes the place of a more reactive metal in a compound.

b)

A chemical reaction where a more reactive metal takes the place of a less reactive metal in a compound.

c)

A more reactive metal is removed from a compound.

61.

Magnesium chloride + Sodium → ?

a)

Sodium chloride + Magnesium

b)

Magnesium chloride + Sodium (No change)

c)

Sodium magnesium + Chlorine

62.

Lithium chloride + Iron → ?

a)

Lithium chloride + Iron (No change)

b)

Iron chloride + Lithium

c)

Lithium oxide + hydrogen

63.

Zinc sulphate + Magnesium → ?

a)

Magnesium + Sulphur + Hydrogen

b)

Zinc sulphate + Magnesium

c)

Magnesium sulphate + Zinc

64.

Iron nails + copper oxide → ?

a)

Iron nails + copper oxide

b)

Iron oxide + copper oxide

c)

Iron oxide + copper

d)

Magic

65.

Which of the following is arranged according increasing reactivity?

a)

Mg > Li > Na > K

b)

Mg > Na > Li > K

c)

Na > Li > Mg > K

d)

K > Mg > Na > Li

66.

When scrap iron is added to blue copper sulphate solution, a pinky-brown deposit is formed and a pale green solution is left above it. The pale green solution is of?

a)

iron oxide

b)

copper chloride

c)

sulphuric acid

d)

iron sulphate

67.

If the metal is more reactive than the metal in the compound it completes with the less reactive metal. Therefore, it can concluded that ...

a)

The less reactive metal repel the more reactive metal from its compound

b)

The more reactive metal bonded with the less reactive metal from its compound

c)

The less reactive metal pushes out or displaces the more reactive metal from its compound

d)

The more reactive metal pushes out or displaces the less reactive metal from its compound

68.

What will be reaction if less reactive metal is added in a solution with more reactive metal compound?

a)

vigorous reaction

b)

fizzing gas produced

c)

burns moderately

d)

no reaction

69.

Which of the following will not undergo reaction?

a)

zinc metal + zinc oxide

b)

iron metal + copper oxide

c)

zinc metal + iron oxide

d)

magnesium + iron oxide

70.

When a metal reacts with oxygen gas, the product is ...

a)

metal hydroxide

b)

metal oxide

c)

metal oxide and oxygen

d)

metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas