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Ceramic Final

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Unfired clay that is free of water and ready to fire; most fragile state.

a)

Bone Dry

b)

Bisque

c)

Ceramic

d)

Greenware

2.

A method of creating pots by building bottom and walls with even, ropelike or snakelike pieces of clay

a)

Coiling

b)

Slab

c)

Firing

d)

Scoring

3.

Making clay products permanent through baking at high temperatures in a kiln.

a)

Firing

b)

Bisque

c)

Scoring

d)

Slip

4.

Unfired clay that isn't quite dry yet firm enough to carve; clay that has stiffened slightly .

a)

Leather Hard

b)

Bone Dry

c)

Greenware

d)

Bisque

5.

Making marks on the edges of two pieces of clay before joining with slip.

a)

Scoring

b)

Slip

c)

Coiling

d)

Firing

6.

Clay evenly rolled and formed by draping or joining.

a)

Slab

b)

Coiling

c)

Slip

d)

Scoring

7.

Clay diluted with to the consistency of cream; used for joining 2 pieces of clay; acts like a glue.

a)

Slip

b)

Scoring

c)

Greenware

d)

Leather Hard

8.

Kneading moist clay to eliminate air bubbles and produce a uniform texture.

a)

Wedging

b)

Firing

c)

Coiling

d)

Slipping

9.

What clay stage must the clay be in to fire it in the kiln?

a)

Bonedry / Greenware

b)

Plastic

c)

Raw

d)

Bisqueware

10.

What things must you do to attach the clay?

a)

Score place & piece you are attaching

b)

Add slip

c)

push pieces together only

d)

Let it dry before attaching

11.

A flat piece of clay is called what?

a)

Pinch pot

b)

coil

c)

Slab

d)

Subtractive process

12.

What clay stage can you add pieces together?

a)

Plastic

b)

Leatherhard

c)

Bonedry / Greenware

d)

Bisqueware

13.

Which ceramic term is NOT a clay technique?

a)

Plastic clay

b)

Slab

c)

Coil

d)

Pinch pot

14.

A rolled tube of clay is which technique?

a)

Pinch pot

b)

Slab

c)

Coil

d)

Score

15.

A fluid mixture of clay and water

a)

slide

b)

slurp

c)

score

d)

slip

16.

A stage in the drying process of clay when the clay is pliable but strong enough to handle

a)

greenware

b)

leather hard

c)

bisqueware

d)

ceramic

17.

Unfired pottery

a)

bisqueware

b)

greenware

c)

bone dry

d)

ceramic

18.

The process which changes clay into ceramic

a)

scoring

b)

greenware

c)

firing

d)

kiln

19.

Rolling out clay into rope like pieces

a)

snake

b)

macrame

c)

coil

d)

skinny

20.

Clay that has been changed from a lump into a flat piece

a)

slab

b)

slub

c)

slip

d)

slap

21.

A stage in the drying process of clay when all the water has completely evaporated

a)

baked dry

b)

desert dry

c)

bone dry

d)

bye bye dry

22.
Dry, unfired clay is known as _________
a)
bisqueware
b)
greenware
c)
glazeware
23.
A method of joining together two pieces of clay with slip
a)
Scoring
b)
Wedging
c)
Gluing
d)
Spackling
24.
Kneading clay with the fingers and heel of the hand in a rocking motion, which forces out trapped air pockets, excessive water and develops a more uniform texture.
a)
Slipping
b)
Scoring
c)
Wedging
d)
Slab Building
25.

The machine we use to fire clay is the

a)

Oven

b)

Baker

c)

Kiln

d)

Pineapple

26.

True or False: We will keep our clay that is not currently being modeled in the plastic bag to keep it wet

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The process of pressing and rolling the clay on the table to remove air bubbles is

a)

Wedging

b)

Wedgies

c)

Workable

d)

Plastic

28.

What tools can you use to smooth out the surface of the clay?

a)

Fingers, smoothing tool, scoring tool

b)

Fingers, smoothing tool, my pet dog

c)

Fingers, towels, homework sheets

d)

Fingers, smoothing tool, rib, water, sponge

29.

True or False: When moving clay from my table to the shelves, both hands are on my project securely, and I am walking carefully as to keep my project safe and others safe as well.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The tools I am using for clay

a)

Can be potentially dangerous, so I will be extremely careful with them and only use them on the clay

b)

Can potentially be dangerous, so I will use them to poke and bother other students

c)

Are not useful to me, so I will throw them around the room and hurt people