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Midterm

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Technique called in ceramics for Joining Pieces Of Pottery

a)

Score & Slip

b)

Paddling

c)

Rolling a slab

d)

Recycle

2.

What is the primary handbuilding technique used to create a small, simple pot by pressing your thumb into a ball of clay?

a)

Coil building

b)

Slab building

c)

Rolling clay

d)

Pinch pot

3.

How are coils created in coil building?

a)
  • By rolling out flat sheets of clay 

b)

By rolling clay into long, rope-like strands 

c)

By pinching clay together from all sides

d)

By creating a texture

4.

When using the slab building technique, what is the first step?

a)

Recycle clay

b)

Pinch a ball of clay into a shape

c)

Create a coil 

d)

Roll out a flat sheet of clay

5.

Clay is fired in a .....

a)


oven

b)


pit of fire

c)


kiln

d)


shed

6.

Glaze looks different in the bottle than it does once it has been fired


a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Where does clay come from?

a)

the earth

b)

plant life

c)

old minerals

d)

walmart

8.

What is the process of heating clay to a high temperature to harden it called?

a)

Slipping

b)

Glazing

c)

Firing

d)

Scoring

9.

Which tool is commonly used to smooth the surface of a clay piece?

a)

Wire cutter

b)

Loop tool

c)

Needle tool

d)

Rib

10.

What is the term for the decorative technique of carving designs into the surface of clay?

a)

Engraving

b)

TEXTURE

c)

Embossing

d)

Etching