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Formative assessment 2 - Metals

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is not a property of a metal?

a)

Ductile

b)

Sonorous

c)

Malleable

d)

Low melting point

2.
All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?
a)
Dull
b)
Luster
c)
Malleable
d)
Hard
3.
Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
4.
Which of the following is a property of a non-metal?
a)
Conducts electricity and heats well
b)
Can be hammered into thin sheets
c)
Is brittle and breaks easily
d)
Has a shiny, metallic luster
5.
How do metals differ from nonmetals?
a)
metals are shiny, nonmetals are dull
b)
metals are good insulators, nonmetals are good conductors
c)
metals are powdery
d)
nonmetals are shiny
6.
At room temperature metals are ____________.
a)
plasma
b)
gases
c)
liquid
d)
solid
7.

Metals are sonorous in nature. What is sonorous?

a)

Making into powder

b)

Drawn into wires

c)

Make sound on beating

d)

None of these

8.
What does ductile mean?
a)
electricity flows easily
b)
quacks like a duck
c)
can be drawn into a wire
d)
able to bend
9.
Which of the following is a metal?
a)
chlorine
b)
sodium
c)
Oxygen
10.
John was observing the physical properties of elements in order to classify them as either a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid. The first element was dull, brittle, and did not conduct heat. What would its classification be? 
a)
metal 
b)
nonmetal 
c)
metalloid
11.
Is gold metal or nonmetal?
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
12.

Which of the following is considered a physical property of an element?

a)

density

b)

color

c)

conductivity

d)

flammable

13.

What kind of densities do gases have?

a)

high

b)

medium

c)

low

14.
A student tested the conductivity of four elements using an incomplete electrical circuit. When the element is placed in the circuit, the bulb lights up brightly, lights up dimly, or does not light up at all based on the element’s ability to conduct electricity. The table below shows the results of her investigation. Based on the results of the conductivity test, which element is classified as a metal? 
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Arsenic
c)
Krypton
d)
Copper
15.

Which metal would be suitable for all of the following uses?
# Making aircraft bodies
# Making food containers
# Making overhead power cables

a)

aluminium

b)

mild steel

c)

gold

d)

pure iron

16.

Have a high melting point

a)

Metals

b)

Non-Metals

17.

Which of these elements are a Non-Metal?

a)

Copper

b)

Gold

c)

Oxygen

18.

Metals are good conductors of heat, true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Some metals are m (a)   , which means the can be hammered into different shapes.

20.

Some metals are d (a)   , which means they can be drawn into a wire.

21.

Metals have a high

a)

Volume

b)

Density

22.

Steel is an example of an

a)

Metal

b)

Non-Metal

c)

Alloy

23.

Non-Metals generally have ____ boiling points.

a)

High

b)

Low

24.

Non-metals are insulators, this means electricity ______ flow through them.

a)

can

b)

cannot

25.

Where would you find a list of all of the Metals and Non-metals that scientists have discovered?

(a)  

26.

Metals are sonorous in nature. What is sonorous?

a)

Making into powder

b)

Drawn into wires

c)

Make sound on beating

d)

None of these

27.

A type of rock that contains minerals and metals

a)

ore

b)

metal

c)

malleable

d)

gem

28.
What does ductile mean?
a)
electricity flows easily
b)
quacks like a duck
c)
can be drawn into a wire
d)
able to bend
29.
The approximate number of elements we know about today is .......
a)
18
b)
48
c)
118
d)
1018
30.
Where are the non-metallic elements found in the periodic table?
a)
In the middle
b)
In the top rows
c)
On the left-hand side
d)
On the right-hand side
31.
Brittle
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
32.
Sulfur
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
33.
Good conductor of heat
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
34.
zinc + hydrochloric acid ---->
a)
zinc chloride
b)
zinc chloride + hydrogen
c)
zinc chloride + oxygen
d)
zinc chlorine + hydrogen
35.
A metal  which occur in free state
 
a)
gold 
b)
zinc 
c)
lead 
d)
calcium
36.
What is NOT a property of metals
a)
brittle
b)
ductile
c)
malleable
d)
conductor
37.
Which of the following is a metal?
a)
chlorine
b)
sodium
c)
Oxygen
38.
What property of metals means that heat and electricity can move easily through?
a)
luster
b)
conductor
c)
malleable
d)
ductile
39.

What are properties?

a)

They give us an idea of what the object can do.

b)

They describe the object.

c)

They tell us what an object cannot do.

40.

Which words best describe NON-METALS?

a)

ductile, shiny, brittle

b)

malleable, dull, brittle, ductile

c)

brittle, dull, insulators

41.

What does "malleable" mean?

a)

Can be made into a shape.

b)

Brittle

c)

Ductile

d)

Shiny

42.

Are metals good insulators?

a)

No

b)

Yes

43.

According to the YouTube video, what is the structure called where iron ore is extracted?

a)

Oven

b)

Smelter

c)

Furnace

44.

Which of the following are all examples of METALS?

a)

glass, gold, copper, silver

b)

copper, gold, bronze, plastic

c)

wood, iron, aluminium, steel

d)

copper, silver, iron, gold

45.
Pure sodium has luster, bends easily, and conducts electricity.  Based off these properties, it would be classified as?
a)
A Metal
b)
A non metal
c)
A metalloid
46.
Describe what luster means
a)
How an object reflects light
b)
How soft an object is
c)
If an object floats
d)
If an object can be dug out of the earth.
47.
Fluorine is used in many tooth pastes because it helps maintain healthy teeth.  At room temperature it is gaseous, and does not conduct electricity. Based off these properties, it would be classified as?
a)
A metal
b)
A non metal
c)
A metalloid
48.
When an object changes shape when struck by a hammer.
a)
luster
b)
malleable
c)
brittleness
d)
ductile
49.

Metals are found

a)

on the left side of the Periodic Table

b)

on the right side of the Periodic Table

c)

along the staircase (zig-zag line) on the Periodic Table

50.

By looking at the element illustrated here, how might you classify it by appearance?

a)

Metal

b)

Non-Metal

c)

Metalloid

51.

Which of the following is the only metal that exist as a liquid at room temperature?

a)

Gold (Au)

b)

Mercury (Hg)

c)

Titanium (Ti)

52.

Argon is a ____________ at room temperature.

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

53.

This picture illustrates copper's

a)

brittleness

b)

malleability

c)

ductility

54.

Metals create _________ ions, because they give away (lose) electrons.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

55.
What two conditions make iron rust
a)
Water only
b)
air only
c)
water and air
d)
Hydrochloric acid
56.
What element in air reacts with Iron to make Iron Oxide
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxigen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Nitrogen
57.
complete the word equation, Iron + Oxygen goes to
a)
Rust
b)
Iron Oxide
c)
Iron Dioxide
d)
Iron fluoride
58.
Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
59.

Most metals are solid at room temperature

a)

False

b)

True

60.

The metal which can be cut with knife.

a)

Iron

b)

Silver

c)

Sodium

d)

Magnisium

61.

The metal which is the best conductor of heat.

a)

Iron

b)

Silver

c)

Potassium

d)

Sodium

62.

Which metal is the poor conductor of heat.

a)

Silver

b)

Potassium

c)

Mercury

d)

Iron

63.

The only non-metal which is liquid at room temperature is

(a)  

64.

The non-metal which is a very good conductor of electricity.

(a)  

65.

Which of the following metals is used for making foil to pack foodstuff?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Mercury

c)

Sodium

d)

Copper

66.

Metals react with oxygen to form:

a)

Basic oxides

b)

Acidic oxides

c)

Neutral oxides

d)

None of these

67.

Sulphur reacts with oxygen to form:

a)

Sulphur nitrate

b)

Sulphur dioxide

c)

Sulphate

d)

Sulphide

68.

The property of metal used for making temple bells is:

(a)  

69.

Metals react with water to form ______gas.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Ozone

70.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a)

Metals have lustre

b)

Metals are malleable

c)

Metals are good conductors of electricity

d)

Metals are poor conductors of heat

71.

The process of depositing a layer of zinc on iron articles is called (a)   .

72.

The white powder formed when magnesium ribbon burns in oxygen is (a)   .

73.

A __________reactive metal can displace a ________reactive metal from its salt solution.

(a)  

74.

A sample of gas was found to burn with a pop. Which of the following could have given this result?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

75.

Magnesium oxide dissolves in water to form (a)   .

76.

Those minerals from which the metals can be extracted conveniently and profitably are called (a)   .

77.

The arrangement of metals in a series in the decreasing order of their reactivity is called (a)   .

78.

When iron is exposed to moist air , a brown reddish coating is deposited on its surface. This process is called (a)   .

79.

Non-metal used in water purification process

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Chlorine

d)

Iodine

80.

Which nonmetal is very essential for our life is

a)

Iodine

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Chlorine

81.

Non-metal used in purple colour solutions which is applied on wounds as an antiseptic

a)

Iodine

b)

Oxygen

c)

Sulphur

d)

Phosphorus

82.

Red litmus paper turns blue when it is dipped in

a)

Acidic solution

b)

Basic solution

c)

Neutral solution

d)

None of the above

83.
A metal  which occur in free state
 
a)
gold 
b)
zinc 
c)
lead 
d)
calcium
84.
Which type of elements are used in computer chips, lasers, and transistors?
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Metals and Metalloids
85.

A student tested the conductivity of four elements using an incomplete electrical circuit. When the element is placed in the circuit, the bulb lights up brightly, lights up dimly, or does not light up at all based on the element’s ability to conduct electricity. The table below shows the results of her investigation. Based on the results of the conductivity test, which element is classified as a metal?

(a)  

86.

The list which contains only metals is .......

a)

aluminium, copper, nitrogen

b)

iron, oxygen, hydrogen

c)

iron, silver, aluminium

d)

iron, sulphur, copper

87.

Which one of the following Would the following result in a displacement reaction?

a)

Iron with magnesium chloride

b)

magnesium with iron chloride

c)

Iron with Zinc Sulphate

d)

gold with silver nitrate

88.

calcium is more reactive than iron. What will be produced when calcium sulphate and iron are mixed together?

a)

no reaction happens so the reactants stay the same

b)

calcium and iron sulphate

c)

iron sulphate and hydrogen

d)

water and iron sulphate

HIDE ANSWER

89.

Look at part of the reactivity series? Which one of the following statements is correct?

a)

zinc is more reactive than magnesium

b)

copper is the most reactive

c)

tin is more reactive than lead

d)

lead is more reactive than aluminium

90.

In chemistry, a displacement reaction is where

a)

a more reactive metal displaces a less reactive metal from its compound

b)

two reactive metals join together to form an alloy

c)

a less reactive metal displaces a more reactive metal from its compound

d)

a more reactive metal is removed from its compound by a less reactive metal

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