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Ceramics Exam Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ________ is a furnace or oven for firing pottery or sculpture

a)

oven

b)

kiln

c)

karrablast

2.

________is s suspension of clay in water used for connecting pieces of clay

a)

slip

b)

slop

c)

goop

3.

______is the ability of damp clay body to form under pressure without cracking and to retain the formed shape

a)

plasticity

b)

malasticity

c)

velocity

4.

_________is a variety of earthy materials formed by the decomposition of granite.

a)

clay

b)

mud

c)

paste

5.

________is made by forming a ball of clay into a bowl by pressing clay between the thumb, fingers and palm.

a)

pinch pot

b)

slab

c)

coil

6.

_________ is s piece of clay rolled like a rope, used in making pottery.

a)

coil

b)

slip

c)

slab

7.

_____________ is a surface decoration technique where a layer of underglaze is applied, then scratched away to create a design

a)

sgraffito

b)

wax resist

c)

wheel throwing

8.

__________ is a a piece of flat clay.

a)

slab

b)

coil

c)

pinch pot

9.

________ is the process of heating pottery of sculpture in a kiln or open fire to bring the clay or glaze to maturity

a)

firing

b)

heating

c)

baking

10.

_____________ is the surface quality of an object

a)

texture

b)

formation

c)

waxing

11.

__________________ is a process that is important to do this when joining two pieces of clay together, such as a handle on a mug or two slabs.

a)

slip and score

b)

smooth together

c)

stick and hope

12.

_____________ is mushy and wet; used as pottery glue

a)

slip

b)

plastic

c)

glaze

13.

______________ is squishy and perfect for sculpting, building, attaching, and molding.

a)

plastic

b)

leatherhard

c)

bisque

14.

________________ is partly dry and firm; cannot be bent, but is perfect for carving.

a)

leatherhard

b)

bone dry

c)

slip

15.

_______________is completely dry, and ready to be fired.

a)

bone dry

b)

bisque

c)

leatherhard

16.

______________ has been fired, and cannot change shape.

a)

bisque

b)

glaze

c)

plastic

17.

____________________ is the final stage of clay, when color is added, to seal, waterproof, and decorate.

a)

glaze

b)

slip

c)

bone dry

18.

______________ is clay that has never been fired.

a)

greenware

b)

stoneware

c)

fireware

19.

______________is clay that has been fired once.

a)

bisqueware

b)

glazeware

c)

greenware

20.

______________ is clay that has been fired and decorated.

a)

glazeware

b)

bisqueware

c)

boneware

21.

Slip feels

a)

liquid

b)

warm

c)

firm

22.

plastic clay feels

a)

soft

b)

firm

c)

rough

23.

bone dry clay feels

a)

room temperature

b)

cold

c)

hot

24.

bisque fired clay feels

a)

rough

b)

smooth

c)

liquid

25.

glazeware feels

a)

smooth

b)

rough

c)

soft

26.
What is the process of getting air bubbles out of clay?
a)
You don't have to get them out 
b)
Throwing it 
c)
Cutting in and stacking it back together 
d)
Wedging
27.

When you score clay, you do which of the following?

a)

scratch into the clay surface

b)

make slip

c)

add points

d)

cut with the wire

28.

Clay that has NO water left and has not been fired is...

a)

Leather hard

b)

bisque

c)

bone dry

d)

slip

29.

Ceramic "glaze" is

a)

the shiny, colorful, glassy coating on ceramics

b)

a sugary substance

c)

a window

d)

a thin film

30.

What tool do we need to make a slab?

a)

Needle tool

b)

sponge

c)

rolling pin

d)

wire tool

31.

What is a flat piece of clay called?

a)

Clay pancake

b)

Slab

c)

Flat clay

d)

slat

32.

Which image is a kiln?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

the process of forming a pot from rope-like rolls of clay carefully joined together

a)

slab

b)

pinch pot

c)

coil

d)

slip

34.

the process of forming the clay by pinching it between the fingers to form the pot

a)

slab

b)

pinch pot

c)

coil

d)

slip

35.

This tool is called...

a)

Sgraffito tool

b)

Ribbon tool

c)

Rib

d)

Needle tool

36.

If you need to smooth the surface of the clay, you need to grab a...

a)

Ribbon tool

b)

Carving tool

c)

Rib

d)

Paintbrush