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Pottery

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which of the following is not a type of pottery?

a)

earthenware

b)

glassware

c)

stoneware

d)

porcelain

2.

During each type of jar/jug time periods, they all had one thing they were used for that was very similar what was it?

(a)  

3.

Match the following

a)

Earthenware

1.

created by low temperature firing

b)

bone dry

2.

completely dried

c)

slip

3.

a suspension of clay, clay body or glaze in water

d)

glaze

4.

mixture that will mature to a glassy state when fired.

4.

From the following click all that apply, why is stoneware always used in the kitchen

a)

tough

b)

practical

c)

nonporous

d)

doesnt hold water

5.

Match the following methods of shaping clay to it's pictures

a)
1.

by hand

b)
2.

molds

c)
3.

slip casting

d)
4.

3-d printing

e)
5.

potters wheel

6.

Which of the following is a canopic jar?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which of the following is the best representation of terracotta

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Match the following

a)

leatherhard

1.

partially dried to the point where all shrinkage has been completed

b)

coiling

2.

building up clay walls with coils of rope like rolls of clay.

c)

bisque fire

3.

first firing prior to glazing

d)

scoring

4.

process of putting marks on wet clay to attach other pieces of clay

e)

wedging

5.

removal of air from clay

9.

Match the following

a)

kiln

1.

furnace for the firing of ceramics

b)

cone

2.

temperature at which lay firing takes place

c)

cone

3.

temperature at which a firing takes place

d)

ceramic

4.

hard, brittle, heat resistant and corrosion resistant materials made by shaping then firing

e)

shaping

5.

forming clay by hand or throwing on a potter's wheel

10.

why was earthenware not a good choice for holding liquids?

a)

its flat

b)

has wholes

c)

porous

d)

no bottom