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Science: P3 to P6 Materials

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the pencil made of?

a)

It's made of plastic.

b)

It's made of wood.

c)

It's made of metal.

2.

What are the boots made of?

a)

They're made of leather.

b)

They're made of wool.

c)

They're made of silver.

3.

What is the t-shirt made of?

a)

It's made of gold.

b)

It's made of cotton.

c)

It's made of glass.

4.

What is the sweater made of?

a)

It's made of wood.

b)

It's made of silver.

c)

It's made of wool.

5.

What is the water bottle made of?

a)

It's made of wool.

b)

It's made of plastic.

c)

It's made of paper.

6.

What is the bottle made of?

a)

It's made of cotton.

b)

It's made of leather.

c)

It's made of glass.

7.

What is the dress made of?

a)

It's made of silk.

b)

It's made of wool.

c)

It's made of plastic.

8.

What are the books made of?

a)

They're made of gold.

b)

They're made of paper.

c)

They're made of glass

9.

What are the scissors made of?

a)

They're made of wool.

b)

They're made of paper.

c)

They're made of metal.

10.

What is the ring made of?

a)

It's made of silver.

b)

It's made of glass.

c)

It's made of silk.

11.

Which of this materials is bendy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which of this materials is hard and rigid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Choose the correct option:

a)

Glass isn't transparent and rigid.

b)

Glass is bendy and soft.

c)

Paper is transparent.

d)

Glass is transparent and rigid.

14.

Choose the material you can stretch.

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which of these materials is a good conductor of heat?

a)

Wood

b)

Ceramic

c)

Metal

16.

Which of these are metals?

a)

gold

b)

plastic

c)

glass

17.

Transparent and brittle

a)

Metal

b)

Sponge

c)

Glass

d)

Plastic

18.

Hard and attracted to a magnet

a)

Wool

b)

Wood

c)

Metal

d)

Cotton

19.

Which of these is not a material?

a)

glass

b)

pencils

c)

wood

d)

plastic

20.

If a material is a good conductor it...

a)

doesn't let water go through it.

b)

lets water go through it.

c)

doesn't transport heat and electricity through it.

d)

transports heat and electricity through it.

21.

If a material is flexible it...

a)

can bend easily.

b)

can melt easily.

c)

can burn easily.

d)

can transport electricity easily.

22.

1. The following shows a picture of a hammer. The part marked X should be made of ______________.

a)

Steel

b)

Glass

c)

Ceramic

d)

Aluminium

23.

May put the same objects into two different bags, X and Y, as shown in the picture below. May can conclude that the material used to make bag X is __________ than that of bag Y.

a)

harder

b)

lighter

c)

stronger

d)

less flexible

24.

Sarah wanted to make curtains for her bedroom. The material must be able to block as much sunlight as possible from entering her room. She carried out an experiment using 4 materials M, N, O and P. Her results were shown in the graph.


Based on Sarah’s experiment, which material would be most suitable for her bedroom curtain?

a)

M

b)

N

c)

O

d)

P

25.

Which one of the following materials does NOT come from animals?

a)

Silk

b)

Leather

c)

Rubber

d)

Wool

26.

The picture shows a wooden bench which can be found in a park. Why is wood used instead of metal to make the bench?

a)

It does not bend easily.

b)

It does not break easily.

c)

It remains cool on sunny days.

d)

It floats on water.

27.

The flowchart shows 4 objects and A, B and C are their properties. Which one of the following can be a property placed at A?

a)

Can bend easily

b)

Can break easily

c)

Can absorb water

d)

Can float on water

28.

Look at the picture of a cooking pot. What material is X likely to be made of if you want to see what is cooking in the pot?

a)

Metal

b)

Glass

c)

Wood

d)

Ceramic

29.

By looking at the diagram, which of the following statements is correct?


A. The wooden block is lighter than the paperclip.

B. The wooden block is heavier than the paperclip.

C. The paperclip sinks and the wooden block floats.

a)

B only

b)

C only

c)

A and B only

d)

A and C only

30.

Sarah wanted to make curtains for her bedroom. The material must be able to block as much sunlight as possible from entering her room. She carried out an experiment using 4 materials M, N, O and P. Her results were shown in the graph.


Based on Sarah’s experiment, which material would be most suitable for her bedroom curtain?

a)

M

b)

N

c)

O

d)

P

31.

Which one of the following materials does NOT come from animals?

a)

Silk

b)

Leather

c)

Rubber

d)

Wool

32.

Look at the picture of a cooking pot. What material is X likely to be made of if you want to see what is cooking in the pot?

a)

Metal

b)

Glass

c)

Wood

d)

Ceramic

33.

By looking at the diagram, which of the following statements is correct?


A. The wooden block is lighter than the paperclip.

B. The wooden block is heavier than the paperclip.

C. The paperclip sinks and the wooden block floats.

a)

B only

b)

C only

c)

A and B only

d)

A and C only

34.

The diagram above shows an umbrella with Part X labelled.


Part X is likely to be made of a material that is ____________ so that it can shelter us from the rain.

a)

flexible

b)

waterproof

c)

transparent

d)

able to float of sink

35.

Which of the following objects is made of one material only?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

The graph shows the strength of 4 different brands of paper.

Which brand of paper tears most easily?

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

R

d)

S

37.

Study the classification diagram shown.


Which one of the following shows the correct headings for groups Y and Z?

a)

Y - Flexible

Z - Not flexible

b)

Y - Sink in water

Z - Float on water

c)

Y - Transparent

Z - Not transparent

d)

Y - Break easily

Z - Do not break easily

38.

Emily is jumping on a trampoline. The trampoline must be _______________ and _______________.

a)

weak and waterproof

b)

strong and waterproof

c)

strong and flexible

d)

transparent and flexible

39.

Ruth poured 100ml of water over each of the materials A, B and C. Then, she measured the amount of water collected in the beakers.


What property of the material was Ruth testing in this experiment?

a)

Strength

b)

Flexibility

c)

Waterproof

d)

Transparency

40.

Tommy used a slingshot as shown in the picture to shoot some noisy birds in his garden. Wood was used to make Part A because it is_____________________.

a)

flexible

b)

strong

c)

waterproof

d)

light

41.

Which of the following characteristics is the most important when choosing the material for a car windscreen?

a)

Transparency

b)

Flexibility

c)

Strength

d)

Floats in water

42.

The properties of this material are:

Flexible

Weak

Absorbent

The material is....

a)

rubber eraser

b)

plastic sheet

c)

gold bar

d)

paper towel

43.

The properties of this material are:

Shiny

Inflexible

Magnetic

The material is....

a)

cotton towel

b)

rubber hose

c)

iron pot

d)

copper pipe

44.

The properties of this material are:

Waterproof

Inflexible

Transparent

The material is....

a)

cotton cloth

b)

plastic sheet

c)

glass sheet

d)

aluminium foil

45.

The properties of this material are:

Inflexible

Strong

Magnetic

The material is....

a)

copper wire

b)

plastic block

c)

wooden spoon

d)

iron nail

46.

The properties of this material are:

Inflexible

Strong

Fragile

Transparent

The material is....

a)

glass window

b)

plastic block

c)

ceramic vase

d)

rubber mat