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materials and properties

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which material is not hard?

a)

Rubber

b)

Rock

c)

Paper

d)

Glass

2.

Metal is _________

a)

strong

b)

soft

c)

weak

d)

light

3.

Which one of these following objects can be hard?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Ryan was trying to bend a metal ruler with his hands. Which property of material did he want to test?

a)

Shiny

b)

Flexible

5.

Choose TWO properties

Wood is __________

a)

Hard

b)

Soft

c)

Rough

d)

Flexible

6.

What is it made of?

a)

Plastic

b)

Wood

c)

Fabric

d)

Metal

7.

What is it made of?

a)

Plastic

b)

Glass

c)

Paper

d)

Fabric

8.

The plastic ruler bends easily because it is __________

a)

Flexible

b)

Not flexible

c)

Strong

9.

A material that is not flexible if it . . . .

a)

Bends easily

b)

Doesn’t bend easily

c)

Breaks easily

10.

What is it made of?

a)

Metal

b)

Glass

c)

Wood

d)

Plastic

11.

What are they made of?

a)

Paper

b)

Wood

c)

Plastic

d)

Glass

12.

Which material would work best for a towel?

a)

rubber

b)

paper

c)

fabric

d)

plastic

13.

Which material would work best for a notebook?

a)

metal

b)

paper

c)

glass

d)

plastic

14.

Which material would work best for a sports bottle?

a)

fabric

b)

paper

c)

glass

d)

plastic

15.

Which material would work best for a window?

a)

fabric

b)

metal

c)

glass

d)

rubber

16.
Flexible means...
a)
bends easily 
b)
breaks if you bend it 
c)
scratches easily
d)
ridged like
17.

It is when a material can bend easily

a)

Absorbency

b)

Flexibility

c)

Elasticity

18.

An example of a solid is

a)

a desk

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

juice

19.

An example of a liquid is

a)

honey

b)

a stapler

c)

a water bottle

20.

a (a)   will fill the shape of the container it is in.

21.

The property of texture is.....

a)

how an object feels

b)

how an object looks

c)

what an object made of

22.

.... is the look, feel, smell, sound, or taste of a thing.

a)

property

b)

need

c)

material

d)

matter

23.

What would NOT be a good material to make a boat?

a)

Metal

b)

Wood

c)

Rubber

d)

Rock

24.

This material is slightly flexible, light weight, and can be any color. It is used for many objects, one of them is bottle. It is a ...

a)

Plastic

b)

Rubber

c)

Fabric

d)

Wood

25.

What are the properties of this object?

a)

Soft

b)

hard

c)

Rough

d)

Flexible

26.

What property does this object have?

a)

It is flexible

b)

It is transparent

27.

What would be a good material to build a bridge with?

a)

Metal

b)

Plastic

c)

Wood

d)

Paper

28.

Identify the following materials. Which material absorbs water.

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Identify the following materials. Which material absorbs water.

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Identify the following materials. Which material absorbs water.

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Which of the following materials does NOT absorb water?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Which material would work best for a towel?

a)

rubber

b)

paper

c)

fabric

d)

plastic

33.

Which material would work best for a notebook?

a)

metal

b)

paper

c)

glass

d)

plastic

34.

Which material would work best for a sports bottle?

a)

fabric

b)

paper

c)

glass

d)

plastic

35.

Which material would work best for a window?

a)

fabric

b)

metal

c)

glass

d)

rubber

36.

Mrs Lim bought a knife. The properties of the blade of the knife are described below.


-It is shiny.

-It is strong

-It is not scratched easily.


Which of the following is most likely the material used to make the blade of the knife?

a)

Metal

b)

Glass

c)

Fabric

d)

Wood

37.

Ryan is able to see through the glass windows clearly. This is because the glass window is ______________.

a)

Waterproof

b)

Strong and flexible

c)

Transparent

38.

What material is suitable for making basketballs?

a)

Glass

b)

Metal

c)

Plastic

d)

Rubber

39.

Which of these materials is used to make rain boots?

a)

Paper

b)

Fabric

c)

Plastic

40.

What is the window made of?

a)

It is made of wood and wool.

b)

It is made of wood and glass.

c)

It is made of glass and plastic.

d)

It is made of metal and wood.

41.

Which pictures are showing us plastic?

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

Which material is not hard?

a)

Rubber

b)

Rock

c)

Paper

d)

Glass

43.

Look at the picture above.

What do properties of the material needed for making the camping tent?

a)

Flexible

b)

Transparent

c)

Not waterproof

d)

Waterproof

44.

Which of the following is an advantage of using plastic for making pails.

a)

It is flexible.

b)

It allows light to pass through it.

c)

It is shiny

d)

It is light weight.

45.

What are the curtains made of?

a)

They are made of gold and glass.

b)

They are made of fabric.

c)

They are made of glass.

d)

They are made of wood.

46.

Which material is soft and flexible?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

Which material is hard and rigid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

What material is made from trees.

a)

Paper

b)

Plastic

c)

Metal

49.

What are the properties of this object?

a)

Soft

b)

Transparent

c)

Stiff

d)

Flexible