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Worksheets2024 Game Quiz
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 41mins
What is the term used for fresh clay directly taken from the bag?
Bone dry clay
Vitrified clay
Slip
Fresh clay
What is the ideal use of leather-hard clay?
For carving
For sculpting delicate features
For slab building
For slab building and carving
What does the term 'vitrified' refer to in the context of clay?
The clay being fully dried
The clay being partially dried
The clay reaching a glass-like state at high temperatures
The clay changing color to white
What is a scoring tool primarily used for in clay work?
Smoothing surfaces
Joining pieces of clay
Carving intricate designs
Painting on clay
When is it recommended to store clay wrapped in newspaper?
At the end of class
When you want it to stay wet
when you want to reduce the moisture content overnight
When you want your clay to be well read
What happens if clay goes down the sink?
It dissolves
It may clog the sink
It cleans the sink
Nothing happens
What should be done with the clay sponge before storing it away?
It should be dried
It should be left in water
It should be discarded
It should be cleaned
Why is it important to avoid getting clay on the rags?
It can stain the rags
It makes the rags hard to use
It can clog the drain in the laundry room
All of the above
What is slip?
Clay mixed with water to make it into a paste or liquid
A tool used to smooth clay surfaces
A type of glaze for pottery
A special knife
Bisque firing is
The first time clay is fired. Once it is bisque fired it can never turn back to plastic clay
The third time clay is fired. Once it is bisque fired it becomes porous.
Allowing clay to air dry fully
The second time clay is fired to make it shiny and waterproof
A method of forming pottery with ropes of clay
coil
slip
bisque
pinch
What is leather-hard clay?
Clay that is fully dry and ready for firing
Clay that is still wet and moldable
Clay that has dried slightly but is not fully dry
Clay that has been fired once
An umbrella term for all stages of clay that are not fired.
Slip
Greenware
Bisque
Glazeware
This is the first firing to harden the clay.
glazeware
slip
bisque
bonedry
Clay that has NO water left and has not been fired is...
Leather hard
bisque
bone dry
slip
At this stage, you can carve into clay but can't bend it.
Plastic
Leather Hard
Glazeware
Bisqueware
Your clay piece should have thickness of less than?
1/8 inch thick
1/2 inch thick
1 inch thick
1/4 inch thick
How many layers of Stroke and Coat glaze do you need for full opacity?
1000 degrees
This form of clay acts as a "glue" to connect pieces of pottery together while handbuilding.
Slip
Scoring
Greenware
Bisque
In most glazes, the color you see in the bottle is the actual color the glaze will be.
If your clay piece is fired before completely drying out, what will happen?
It will melt.
It will dry out in the kiln.
Nothing will happen.
It will explode.
At this stage, all of the physical water is gone from the clay...
Leather Hard
Bone Dry
Glazeware
Bisqueware
In which stage of clay can you NOT recycle leftover clay?
leatherhard
greenware
slip
bisqueware
At which stage is the clay most fragile?
Bisqueware
Greenware
Fired
glazeware
What's the tool you use to scoop out clay from small parts that are greater than 1" thick?
Rib
Score
Loop
Wooden sculpting tool
What hardness of clay is best for carving small details?
Fresh
Soft
Leather Hard
Bone Dry
What are the two uses of a good slip pot?
Scoring and Carving
Patching Clay and Slip
Slip and Score
Hollow sphere and pinch pot
What do you use to transport your sculpture that has fragile or soft and newly assembled parts?
Ware Board
Banding Wheel
Cutting Board
Slab Board
What tool should you use to smooth large bumpy areas of your sculpture? Check all that apply.
Wet Sponge
Wooden Rib
Serrated Rib
Metal Rib
When is it appropriate to leave your plastic bag slightly open
Every day after working with your piece
Only the last few days
If you are finished and only have slight smoothing to do
Never
How do you make eyeballs and eyelids?
Carving soft clay
Slab and Coil
Scoop, Ball and Coil
Sculpt and Scoop
How can you make hair and fur?
Slab
Coil
Carve
All of the above
Do sculptures of people or animals look more lifelike when they are symmetrical or assymetrical?
Symmetrical
Assymetrical
Neither
Both
What does anthropomorphic mean?
Human traits attributed to animals or objects
Human emotions attributed to animals or objects
Human behaviors attributed to animals or objects
All of the above
How many coats of glaze do the tile samples in the classroom have?
One
Two
Three
All of the above
What are the factors that determine how many days it will take for you to get your sculpture back after you put it on the greenware shelf?
How dry it is, how tall it is, and when the next firing is planned.
How dry it is and how many projects there are.
How dry it is and when the next firing is planned
How dry it is, when the next firing is planned, and how many projects there are to fire.
What is the method that Ms. K demonstrated to achieve aesthetically pleasing hair, fur and skin color?
Blending stroke and coat in layers
Carving with a loop tool
Adding grey to acrylic browns and using a wash
Layering high fire glazes to get a drippy look
How thick can paper clay be before potentially exploding in the kiln?
1/4"
1/2"
3/4"
1"
37 feet
27 feet
12 feet
Blue shelf to the left of kiln room
High fire glaze is good for detailed imagery.
This type of glaze can be complex.
Stroke and Coat
Celadon
High Fire
Underglaze
How thick should each layer of glaze be?
As thin as possible
Drippy thick
It doesn't matter
Pretty thick
This type of glaze is used by dipping the brush into the bottle.
Underglaze
Stroke and Coat
Metallic
High Fire
This classroom's Potter's Choice glaze is high fire.
True
False
