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Stages of Clay

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In what stage is the clay the most fragile?
a)
Bone Dry / Greenware
b)
Slip
c)
Bisqueware
d)
Leatherhard
2.
Name that STAGE!
a)
Greenware
b)
Bisqueware
c)
Glazeware
3.

.....the "glue" of the pottery world.....

a)

Slip

b)

Plastic

c)

Slick

d)

Mud

4.
What do we call pottery that has been fired once?
a)
Bone Dry / Greenware
b)
Glazeware
c)
Bisqueware
d)
Leatherhard
5.

At what stage is it best to carve designs, cut the clay, and add details?

a)
Bone Dry / Greenware
b)
Plastic
c)
Leatherhard
d)
Bisqueware
6.
What do we call clay before the first firing?
a)
Bisqueware
b)
Bone Dry / Greenware
7.

Clay can be recycled when it is in these stages...

a)

Slip, Plastic, Leatherhard, Greenware

b)

Slip, Plastic, Leatherhard, Greenware, Bisqueware

c)

Slip, Plastic and Glazeware

d)

None

8.
100% Clay - 0 % Water
a)
Bone Dry / Greenware
b)
Plastic
c)
Leatherhard
9.

This stage of clay refers to clay after its first firing...it is now ceramic.

a)

Greenware

b)

Bisqueware

c)

Glazeware

10.

This stage of clay refers to the finished piece of clay pottery. It can hold liquid now.

a)

Greenware

b)

Bisqueware

c)

Glazeware

11.

What is slip?

a)

Clay and water; the "glue" that connects two pieces of clay

b)

A verb! Like sliding or skidding

c)

The final stage in ceramics. I can take slip home!

d)

Scratching the clay to create more surface area

12.

What are the six stages of clay (in order)?

a)

Wet, Slip, Leatherhard, Bisqueware, Glazeware, Bone Dry

b)

Slip, Wet, Leatherhard, Bone Dry, Bisqueware, Glazeware

c)

Leatherhard, Wet, Slip, Bone Dry, Bisqueware, Glazeware

d)

Glazeware, Slip, Bone Dry, Wet, Bisqueware, Leatherhard

13.

What stage is best for carving and cutting in to?

a)

Wet

b)

Bone Dry

c)

Slip

d)

Leather Hard

14.

What stage of clay is the clay most plastic?

a)

wet

b)

leather hard

c)

bone dry

d)

bisque fired

e)

glaze fired

15.

What stage of clay is the most fragile? At this stage you should refrain from touching and moving the piece.

a)

wet

b)

leather hard

c)

bone dry

d)

bisque fired

e)

glaze fired

16.

What is the first stage of clay?

a)

Score

b)

Slip

c)

Plastic

d)

Bisqueware

17.

At this stage, you can carve into clay but can't bend it.

a)

Plastic

b)

Leather Hard

c)

Glazeware

d)

Bisqueware

18.

This is the point that you can't make changes to your work. All the moisture is gone!!

a)

Bone Dry

b)

Bisqued

c)

Plastic

d)

Slip

19.

After clay is fired the FIRST time it is called

a)

bisqueware

b)

glazeware

c)

decals

d)

luster

20.

Touching other peoples work is ok, as long as you have a good reason to.

a)

True

b)

False