1. Why couldn't you use a plastic towel?
It would be too bendy
It wouldn't be absorbent
It wouldn't conduct heat

2. Why wouldn't you sit on a glass chair?
It might shatter
It wouldn't be absorbent
It would be transparent

3. Where do metals come from?
From rocks called ores
From fibres woven together
From trees

4. How is glass made?
By heating sand
By mashing up wood from trees
By weaving fibres together

5. How is paper made?
By heating sand
By mashing up wood from trees
By weaving fibres together

6. Metal is used for nails because it ...
rusts
is shiny
does not bend easily

7. Wood is used for matches because it ...
floats
rots
burns

8. Rubber is used for wellington boots because it ...
floats
is opaque
is waterproof

9. Which spoon is it safer to stir very hot soup with?
A metal spoon
A wooden spoon
A paper spoon

10. Material A is stretchy but not absorbent. Material B is very absorbent but does not stretch. Which makes the best swimwear?
Material A
Material B
Both Material A and Material B make good swimwear