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  Sorting and using materials

1. Which objects are flexible (bendy) and not waterproof?
A newspaper and a scarf
A plastic bag and a rain-hat
A saucepan and a chopping board

2. Which objects are usually made from wood?
A cup and a saucer
A table and a chair
A knife and a fork

3. Which object is usually made from plastic?
A saucepan
A light bulb
A doll

4. Which words best describe a metal saucepan?
Soft and flexible (bendy)
Hard and waterproof
Easily broken

5. If metal is a waterproof material, why does a metal sieve let through water?
Because it is made from a special type of metal
Because it has lots of little holes in it
Because metal is not waterproof

6. Which of the following objects can be stretched and squashed?
A pencil
A brick
A sponge

7. What would be a good test to find out if something was waterproof?
Drop the material onto the floor
Feel the material with your hands
Hold the material over a container and drop water onto it

8. It's important that a window ...
lets water through
is transparent (lets light through)
is rough

9. Which sense do you use to find out if a material is rough or smooth?
Sense of touch
Sense of smell
Sense of hearing

10. Where does wood come from?
Trees
Sand
Water

 


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