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Sorting Materials into Groups

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All objects have different

a)

Size

b)

Shape

c)

Uses

d)

All of the above

2.

Which one will show a metallic lustre?

a)

Any surface of a metal

b)

The freshly cut surface of a metal

c)

The freshly cut surface of non-metal

d)

Surfaces of all materials

3.

An oily thin paper sheet will be

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

cannot be predicted

4.

Materials that can be compressed or scratched easily are called

a)

rough

b)

hard

c)

soft

d)

soluble

5.

The purpose of sorting material into groups is

a)

convenience

b)

to study their properties

c)

both (a) and (b)

d)

inconvenience

6.

Which is a set of transparent materials?

a)

Glass and air

b)

Water and glass

c)

Water and air

d)

All of these

7.

Which of the following will dissolve in water

a)

Metal

b)

Chalk

c)

paper

d)

oxygen

8.

The property of a substance by which it dissolves in water is

a)

Transparency

b)

Hardness

c)

flotation

d)

solubility

9.

Which of the following materials is hard, opaque and shines?

a)

Rubber

b)

Plastic

c)

Wood

d)

Tin

10.

Which of the following materials is suitable to make raincoats?

a)

Cotton

b)

Plastic

c)

Silk

d)

Paper

11.

If opacity is the distinct feature of wood, then what is glass known for in the same way?

a)

Its transparency

b)

Its magnetic nature

c)

Its conductivity to heat

d)

Its lustrous nature

12.

When Amrita was asked to pick up a few articles from a collection, she picked up the following:

Wooden scale

Glass test tube

Paper basket

Which of the following articles is she most likely to pick up the next

a)

Steel cup

b)

Iron chain

c)

Rubber gloves

d)

Copper wire

13.

Which of the following materials is not lustrous?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Wood

d)

Diamond

14.

Materials that cannot be compressed easily are called __________

a)

Soft

b)

Rough

c)

Scaly

d)

Hard

15.

Which of the following statements is not true?

a)

Materials are grouped for convenience.

b)

Materials are grouped to study their properties.

c)

Materials are grouped for fun.

d)

Materials are grouped according to their uses.

16.
find the odd one out on the basis of there material
a)
chair
b)
table
c)
football
d)
door
17.

Which one of the following dissolve in water

a)

Wood

b)

Rock

c)

Sugar

d)

Plastic

18.

Take two samples, one is oil and other is water. Mix the two. You observe that

a)

They are soluble.

b)

Oil floats on water

c)

Water floats on oil

d)

None of the above

19.

An oiled paper act as a _______ material.

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Hard

d)

Opaque

20.

pick the odd one out

a)

salt

b)

sugar

c)

vinegar

d)

chalk powder

21.

Sand and water is a soluble solution.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

Which of the following substance is opaque?

a)

Wood

b)

Glass container

c)

Oily paper

d)

Water

23.

21. Boojho found a bag containing the following materials:

i) mirror

ii) paper stained with oil

iii) Magnet

iv) Glass spectacles.

Help Boojho to find out group of opaque materials.

a)

Only (i)

b)

Only (iv)

c)

(i) and (iii)

d)

(ii) and (iv)

24.

Which of these is OPAQUE?

a)

Cooking oil

b)

Mirror

c)

Spectacles

d)

River water

25.

Which characteristics given below are of metals?

(i) They are hard.

(ii) They have lustre.

(iii) They are good conductors of electricity

a)

Only (i) and (ii

b)

Only (ii) and (iii)

c)

Only (i) and (iii)

d)

i), (ii) and (iii)

26.

Door locks are made of metals. Which property of metals is made use of?

a)

They have lustre

b)

They are opaque

c)

They are good conductors of heat.

d)

They are hard and strong

27.

Kerosene does not dissolve in water. What are they called?

a)

Immiscible liquids

b)

Solute and solvent

c)

Solvent and solution

d)

Miscible liquids

28.

Students added blue ink to a beaker containing water. After a few minutes, the colour of the water changed to blue.


Which of these properties led to this colour change?

a)

Miscibility

b)

Malleability

c)

Ductility

d)

Compressibility

29.

Which of these properties of water helps in the washing of clothes?

a)

Transparency


b)

Solubility

c)

Conductivity

d)

Compressibility

30.

Which of the following does not float on water?

a)

Feather

b)

Paper

c)

Coconut oil

d)

Stone